Cells Vocab

2. The site of protein synthesis in the cell
3. Generates most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions
4. In animal cells, vacuoles are generally small and help sequester waste products. In plant cells, vacuoles help maintain water balance. Sometimes a single vacuole can take up most of the interior space of the plant cell.
8. A plastid that conducts photosynthesis mostly in plant and algal cells
9. Structures that perform the tasks of life within cells
10. A complex of DNA and protein found in eukaryotic cells
11. Central core of an atom, consisting of protons and neutrons and containing nearly all its mass
13. The largest structure in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells
14. Single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles
15. A long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism
16. A structure that helps cells maintain their shape and internal organization
17. synthesizes lipids, phospholipids as in plasma membranes, and steroids
18. A factory in which proteins received from the ER are further processed and sorted for transport to their eventual destinations: lysosomes, the plasma membrane, or secretion

1. Produces proteins for the rest of the cell to function
5. A membrane-bound cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes
6. Liquid that fills the inside of a cell
7. Barrier that separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm in eukaryotic cells
10. Separates the interior contents of the cell from the exterior environment
12. Organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
16. Organize microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system