Chapter 2 Flashcards
Cytosol
Fluid contents of a cell.
Prokaryote
Any cell or organism without a membrane-bound nucleus.
Eukaryote
Cell or organism with a membrane-bound nucleus
Nuclear envelope
Membrane surrounding the nucleus of a eukaryote cell.
Vacuole
A membrane-bound vesicle found in the cytoplasm of a cell whose function includes intracellular secretion, excretion, storage and digestion.
Cytoskeleton
Network of filaments within a cell.
Lysosomes
Membrane-bound vesicles containing digestive enzymes.
Plasmodesmata
Openings between plant cell walls through which adjacent cells are connected through cytoplasmic threads.
Chloroplasts
Chlorophyll-containing organelles that occur in the cytosol of cells of specific plant tissues.