Cell Bio vocab2

flexible structure that holds a cell together, forms a boundary between the cell and its environment, and helps control what enters and leaves the cell.

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• nuclear membrane

• nuclear wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

structure of plants, algae, fungi, and many bacteria that supports and protects the cell membrane.

• chloroplast

• vacuole

• cell wall

• chlorophyll

cell organelle that contains genetic material and directs the activity of the cell.

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• nucleolus

• ribosome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

green organelle in plants where photosynthesis takes place.

• chloroplast

• chlorophyll

• cell wall

• cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

organelles where cellular respiration takes place.

• lungs

• alveoli

• mitochondria

• bronchioles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

organelle in the cytoplasm that can store food, water, and other substances.

• vacuole

• ribosome

• lysosome

• cytoplasmic gel

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

gelatin like substance inside the cell membrane that contains water, chemicals, and cell parts.

• cytoplasmic gel

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• nucleolus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

sphere shaped structure within the cytoplasm of a cell that is composed of RNA and protein and is the site of protein synthesis.

• vacuole

• lysosome

• ribosome

• mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

unicellular organism which lack a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.

• protist

• prokaryote

• probiotic

• karyotic cell

organism whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within membranes.

• eukaryote

• human

• animal

• bacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2