Cells Parts

3. body Thought of as mail room of cell receives information
5. an optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as mineral samples or animal or plant cells, typically magnified several hundred times.
8. cell prokaryotic, contains no nucleus, no membrane bound organelles
10. cell organelle filled with enzymes needed to break down certain materials in the cell
11. Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates
13. A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended
15. Basic unit of life
16. Control center of the cell

1. Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy) production
2. organelles that capture the energy from sunlight and convert it into chemical energy in a process called photosynthesis
4. Makes proteins
6. wall A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell
7. Reticulum A cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another.
9. theory A widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things
12. membrane thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
14. specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a eukaryotic cell