Cells Vocabulary

2. an organism that consists of a single cell
4. the fluid that fills the cell and supports organelles within the cytoplasm
7. a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell
8. an organism that consists of more than one cell
10. in eukaryotic cells, the organelle that is the site of cellular respiration, which releases energy for use by the cell
11. a non-membranous organelle that makes proteins
12. a phospholipid layer that covers a cell’s surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell’s environment

1. one of the small bodies that are found in the cytoplasm of a cell and that are specialized to perform a specific function
3. in a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell’s DNA and that has a role in processes such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction
4. a semifluid material present in cells of containing the cytosol and other organelles that are closed off by the cell membrane.
5. the smallest unit that can perform all life processes
6. a living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently
9. an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs