Cells Vocabulary

1. Makes proteins
7. strong, supporting layer around the cell membrane in some cells
8. structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division
9. Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes
11. A widely accepted principle of the relationship between cells and living things
15. An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs
16. Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy) production
17. An organelle containing digestive enzymes, ONLY animal cells
18. whiplike tails found in one-celled organisms to aid in movement
19. cell lacking a nucleus and most other organelles
21. The membrane at the boundary of every cell that acts as a selective barrier

2. The transportation system of the cell. It moves materials around the cell
3. cell that has a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
4. organized or specialized structures within a living cell.
5. Basic unit of life
6. Control center of the cell
10. A sac inside a cell that acts as a storage area, LARGE in plants
11. long protein strands that helps support the cell
12. A system of membranes that modifies and packages proteins for export by the cell
13. A jellylike fluid inside the cell
14. process in which early eukaryotic cells were formed from simpler prokaryotes.
20. hair like structures of a cell that move in wave like motion