Biology - Vocabulary

Jellylike substance inside cells that contains molecules and in some cells organelles

• Cytoplasm

• Organelle

• Cytoskeleton

• Nucleus

Membrane-bound structure that is specialized to perform a distinct process within a cell

• Eukaryotic cell

• Ribosome

• Prokaryotic cell

• Organelle

Organelle composed of a double membrane that acts as the storehouse for most of a cell's DNA

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Mitochondrio

• Golgi Apparatus

Interconnected network of thin folded membranes that produce, process, and distribute

• Ribosome

• Golgi Apparatus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Vesicle

Organelle that links amino acids together to form proteins

• Ribosome

• Mitochondrion

• Vesicle

• vacuole

Stack of flat, membrane-enclosed spaces containing enzymes that process, sort, and deliver protein

• Golgi Apparatus

• Ribosome

• Vesicle

Bean-shaped organelle that supplies energy to the cell and has its own ribosomes and DNA

• Mitochondrion

• Vesicle

• Lysosome

• Vacuole

Organelle that is used to store materials, such as water, food, or enzymes, that are needed by the cell

• Lysosome

• Vacuole

• Centriole

• Cell Wall

Organelle that contains enzymes

• Centriole

• Chloroplast

• Lysosome

• Cell Wall

Rigid structure that gives protection, support, and shape to cells in plates, algae, fungi, and bacteria

• Cell Membrane

• Chloroplast

• Membrane

• Cell Wall