Cell Structure Vocabulary

Controls what comes into and out of the cell; Found in plant and animal cells

• Cell Membrane

• Mitochondria

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Ribosomes

Ridged outer layer of a plant cell

• Ribosomes

• Mitochondria

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

Gel-like fluid where the organelles are found

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

• Ribosomes

Produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions

• Golgi Apparatus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Mitochondria

• Ribosomes

Uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts

• Golgi Apparatus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Ribosomes

• Lysosomes

Stores food, water, wastes, and other materials

• Golgi Apparatus

• Vacuoles

• Nucleus

• Chloroplasts

Receives proteins & materials from the ER, packages them, & distributes them

• Golgi Apparatus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Ribosomes

• Vacuoles

Captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in a plant cells

• Nucleus

• Chloroplasts

• Mitochondria

• Golgi Apparatus

Has passageways that carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Golgi Apparatus

• Nucleus

• Vacuoles

Assembles amino acids to create proteins

• Nucleus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Ribosomes

• Vacuoles