Cell Vocab

3. protein builders or the protein synthesizers of the cell
4. bilayer/two-layered arrangement of phosphate and lipid molecules that form a cell membrane
5. mosaic model/to describe the structural features of biological membranes
7. organism whose cells contain a nucleus and other structures enclosed within membranes
8. network of fibers throughout the cell's cytoplasm that helps the cell maintain its shape and gives support to the cell.
11. theory/states that organisms are made of one or more cells; cell are basis unit of life
12. bubbles found in cells. They are found in both animal and plant cells but are much larger in plant cells
15. slender, threadlike, whip-like extension of certain cells or unicellular organisms used mainly for movements (others for signal transduction).
17. cell/single-celled organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus
18. unit of structure and organization of all living organisms
20. organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane.

1. permeability/allows certain molecules or ions to pass through it by means of active or passive transport.
2. material or protoplasm within a living cell
6. organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production
9. dense spherical structure in the nucleus of a cell during interphase
10. of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell.
11. that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
13. reticulum/network of tubular membranes within the cytoplasm of the cell
14. rounded structure bounded by a double membrane, containing the genetic material
16. apparatus/complex of vesicles and folded membranes within the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells
19. Membrane/cell’s outer membrane made up of a two layers of phospholipids with embedded proteins