Cell Vocabulary

Protects the cell from its surrounding

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Breaks down nutrients for energy through respiration

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Lysosome

• Mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Transports, sorts and modifies proteins and lipids

• Golgi

• Chloroplast

• Cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Protects the cell's genetic material (DNA and chromosomes)

• Vacuole

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Jelly-like fluid, helps keep cell shape and keeps organelles in place

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Digest and remove waste, viruses, and bacteria

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplast

• Lysosome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Rigid structure that helps the cell keep its shape

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Makes proteins that are used to build and repair cell parts

• Cytoplasm

• Mitochondria

• Ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Storage container of the cell (for water and nutrients)

• Vacuole

• Cell Membrane

• Lysosome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Pathway with ribosomes that build proteins and lipids

• Golgi

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Cell Wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2