vocab Flashcards
the smallest unit that can preform all life processes, cells are covered by a membrane and contain DNA and cytoplasm
cell
in a eukaryotic cell, a membrane- bound organelle that contains the cells DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction
nucleus
a thick solution that fills each cell and is enclosed by the cell membrane, it is mainly enclosed by water
Cytoplasm
a phylospholipid layer that covers
cell membrane
a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell
cell wall
an organelle found in large numbers in most cells
Mitochondria
the food producer for the cells
Chloroplast
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 cells cytoplasm and that assists in the production processing and transporting of proteins and in the production of lipids
Endoplasmic reticulum
a cell organelle composed of RNA and protein; the site of protein synthesis
Ribosome
a cell organelle that contains digestive enymes
Lysosome
the storage bubbles found in cells
Vacuole
