Cell Vocabulary Flashcards
Border of wall
Cell membrane
gel-like substance that holds all the cell’s organelles together
Cytoplasm
tiny organs inside a cell
Organelles
Organelles that store energy for cells. It is known as the powerhouse of the cell
Mitochondria
Biggest organelle in a cell that controls everything. It contains DNA
Nuclues
A rough outer covering of a plant cell.
Cell Wall
(Deoxyribonucleic Acid): A genetic material that contains traits that are passed on from parents to off springs
DNA
A plant organelle where photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplast
A green pigment found inside the chloroplasts (look like stacks of pennies)
Chlorophyll
Organelles that store water and waste products
Vacuoles
Organelles that makes protein
Ribosomes
Building material for the cell
Protein
Organelles (the mailman) that delivers protein
Endoplasmic Reticulm (ER)
Organelles (the post office) that stores protein
Golgi Body
A process in which plants use during sunlight to make glucose (food)
Photosynthesis
A simple sugar (food) made by plants during photo synthesis
Glucose
Cells with NO NUCLEUS (like bacteria)
Prokaryotic Cell
Cells with NUCLEUS (MULTICELLULAR organisms have nucleus)
Eukaryotic cells
4 types of GERMS (PATHOGENS)
Bacteria, Virus, Fungi, Protozoa
(A) Unicellular organism
(B) DO NOT have a NUCLEUS AND ORGANELLE
(C) More good bacteria than bad bacteria
(D) More bacteria living in our body than the number of our cells combine
Bacteria
Unicellular organism. Can only survive if they get inside a living organism
Virus
(Mushroom family). Multicellular. They eat by absorbing nutrients of dead organisms
Fungi
Protozoa
