Cell Structure and Function Vocab

Smallest unit of an organism; enclosed by a membrane and performs life functions.

• nucleus

• organism

• chloroplast

• cell

All organ systems working together to create a living thing.

• cell membrane

• organism

• eukaryote

• lysosome

Simple-celled organisms consisting of a single cell with no nucleus or organelles

• eukaryote

• chloroplast

• prokaryote

• cell wall

The organelle where energy is made in eukaryotic cells

• Mitichondria

• organ system

• nucleus

• tissue

The organelle that assembles and packages proteins to be distributed to the cell.

• ribosomes

• mitochondria

• organelle

• golgi body

A membrane-bound structure in eukaryotic cells that contains DNA

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• vaculoe

• ribosomes

A membrane-bound structure inside a eukaryotic cell that performs a specific function or set of functions

• organelle

• organ

• chloroplast

• ribosome

The organelle that transports proteins and other materials to other organelles in the cell. They can be rough with ribosomes or smooth without ribosomes.

• vacuole

• endoplasmic reticulum

• organelle

• lysosome

Unicellular or multicellular organisms that have a nucleus as well as other complex organelles.

• golgi body

• eukaryote

• endoplasmic reticulum

• prokaryote

A group of cells that work together to perform a specific function.

• ribosomes

• tissue

• organ

• cell wall