The usually rigid nonliving permeable wall that surrounds the plasma membrane and encloses and supports the cells of most plants, bacteria, fungi, and algae

Known as the powerhouses of the cell. They are organelles that act like a digestive system which takes in nutrients, breaks them down, and creates energy rich molecules for the cell.

A threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

These organelles capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell.

Sac within the cytoplasm that stores water, food, waste products and other materials

Cell structure that controls which substances can enter or leave a cell

Directs all of the cell's activities, including reproduction

Network of passageways that carries materials from one part of the cell to the other

Small grain-like bodies that produce proteins