cell parts Flashcards
the smallest unit that can perform all life processes
cell
a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell’s DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth.
nucleus
the fluid inside the cell
cytoplasm
A Phospholipid layer that covers a cell’s surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell’s environment.
cell membrane
A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell.
cell wall
in eukaryotic cells, the cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiration.
mitochondria
organelles in plant and algae cells which photosynthesis takes place.
chloroplast
a cell organelle that helps make and package materials to be transported out of the cell.
Golgi complex
a system of membranes that is found in a cell’s cytoplasm and that assists in the production process and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids.
endoplasmic reticulum
a cell organelle composed of RNA and protein
Ribosome
membrane-bound organelles with roles in processes involved in degrading and recycling cellular waste.
Lysosome
membrane-bound organelle which is present in plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal
vacuole
specialized structures that perform various jobs inside cells
organelle
a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles
prokaryote
organisms whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within a nuclear envelope
eukaryote
