science Flashcards
the organelle that stores water and other materials
vacuole
the organelle that digests food particles, wastes, cell parts and foreign invaders
lysosome
the organelle in which amino acids are hooked together to make proteins
ribosome
the organelle that makes lipids, break down drugs and other substances, and packages proteins for Golgi complex
endoplasmic reticulum
the organelle that processes and transport proteins and other materials out of cell
Golgi complex
the organelle that uses the energy of sunlight to make food
chloroplast
the organelle that breaks down food molecules to make ATP
mitochondria
the organelle that contains the cell’s DNA and is the control center of the cell
nucleus
in biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes
cell
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
the fluid of a cell
cytoplasm
