Cell Vocabulary List #2

a phospholipid layer that covers a cell's surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of the cell and the cell's environment

• cell membrane
• cell wall
• chloroplast
• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

cytoplasmic network of protein filaments; helps with cell movement, shape and division

• cell membrane
• cell wall
• cytoskeleton
• vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

fluid filled vesicle that stores food, waste, and water

• vacuole
• cytoskeleton
• chloroplast
• mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support (found in plant cells)

• cell membrane
• cell wall
• cytoskeleton
• nucleus

found in plant and algae cells, where photosynthesis occurs

• chloroplasts
• cytoplasm
• cell wall
• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

composed of RNA and makes proteins

• lysosome
• ribosome
• golgi complex
• ER

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

control center of the cell, place where DNA is found in Eukaryotic cells

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• ER
• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

jellylike substance that fills the cell, place where organelles are found

• cytoplasm
• chloroplast
• cell membrane
• vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

system of membranes that assists in the production, processing, transport of proteins and the production of lipids

• golgi complex
• mitochondria
• ribosome
• endoplasmic reticulum

site of cellular respiration; releases energy for use by the cell

• endoplasmic reticulum
• mitochondria
• vacuole
• lysosome