Cell Anatomy

Short, hair like structures found on some cells that can move the cell or move molecules away from the cell

• Cytoplasm

• Cell plasma

• Cilia

• Flagella

Cells that have nuclei around their genetic material, as well as membrane-covered organelles

• Eukaryotic cells

• Prokaryotic cells

• Mushroom cells

• Bovine cells

Long, tail-like appendages found on some cells that whip back and forth to move the cell.

• Flagella

• Cilia

• Cilium

• Mitochondria

Stiff structure outside the cell membrane that protects a cell from attack by harmful organisms and viruses. It also helps maintain the cell's shape and gives structural support.

• Cell wall

• Cell membrane

• Cytoplasm

• Plasmic membrane

Structures inside a cell that have specialized functions; most are surrounded by one or two membranes.

• Organelles

• Vesicles

• Membranelles

• Secondary membranes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Network of threadlike proteins that are joined together to form a framework inside the cell. This framework gives the cell shape and helps it move.

• Cytoskeleton

• Cell wall

• Cell membrane

• Organellic shield

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Flexible covering that protects the inside of a cell from the environment outside of the cell.

• Nucleus

• Cell membrane

• Nucleolus

• Prokaryotic barrier

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Large dark spot in the nucleus that makes ribosomes

• Nucleus

• Nucleolus

• Fission apparatus

• Fusion apparatus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Fluid inside a cell containing water, salts, other molecules, and the cell's cytoskeleton.

• Cytoplasm

• Plasma TV

• Plasma

• Electrolyte fluid

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Part of a eukaryotic cell that directs cell activities and contains genetic information stored in DNA.

• Nucleus

• Nucleolus

• Nuclear envelope

• Golgi apparatus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2