CELL VOCABULARY

membrane-bound cell structure with a specialized function

• nucleus

• organelle

• cell theory

• macromolecule

explanation based on scientific knowledge resulting from several observations and experiments

• cell theory

• lipid

• nucleus

• theory

directs all cell activities and contains DNA

• nucleus

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

long chain of amino acid molecules

• cytoskeleton

• nucleic acid

• protein

• lipid

purpose for which

something is used

• function

• envelope

• cell membrane

• theory

macromolecule that forms when a long chain of nucleotides join together

• macromolecule

• nucleic acid

• protein

• lipid

outer covering

• cytoplasm

• cell wall

• jacket

• envelope

substance that forms by joining many small molecules

• cytoskeleton

• lipid

• carbohydrate

• macromolecule

network of threadlike proteins inside a cell

• cytoplasm

• cytoskeleton

• cytokinesis

• cytocrybaby

large macromolecule that does not dissolve in water

• envelope

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• nucleic acid