cell parts Flashcards
site of photosynthesis in plant cells
chloroplast
the smallest unit that can preform all the processes nesessary for life
cell
a membrane bound organelle
nucleus
a thick solution that fills each cell and is enclosed by the cell membrane
cytoplasm
acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cells environment
cell membrane
one of the small bodies in a cell’s cytoplasm that are specialized to preform a specific function
organelle
an organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus
prokaryote
an organism of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane
eukaryote
a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support for the cell
cell wall
cell organelle composed of RNA and protien
ribosome
a system of membranes that is found in a cell’s cytoplasm and that assists in the production, processing,and transport of protiens and in the production of lipids
endoplasmic reticulum
in eukaryotic cells, the cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular resiperation
mitochondrion
