Cell Vocab

1. the structure found in the center of cells that carry long pieces of DNA
6. a membrane-bound organelle which is present in plant and fungal cells
8. a double-membrane-bound organelle found in most eukaryotic organisms
10. a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place
11. a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cells chromosomes
12. a thick solution that fills each cell and is enclosed by the cell membrane
14. Endoplasmic Reticulum: a series of connected flattened sacs
16. Envelope: a structure that surrounds and defines the nucleus and separates it from the cytoplasm
17. a region found within the cell nucleus
18. any numerous minute particles in the cytoplasm of cells
20. Apparatus: a complex of vesicles and folded membranes within the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells

1. a structure that helps cells maintain their shape and internal organization
2. The material of which the chromosomes of organisms are composed
3. Structures that perform the tasks of life within cells
4. an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells
5. a cylindrical organelle composed mainly of a protein called tubulin
7. an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes
9. a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cells chromosomes
13. a unicellular organism that lacks a nuclear membrane-enclosed nucleus
15. Wall: a structural layer surrounding some types of cells
19. Endoplasmic Reticulum: meshwork of fine disklike tubular membrane vesicles