Vocabulary

3. organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that capture the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy
5. in cells, structure that contains the cells genetic material in for of DNA
7. apparatus, organelle in cell that modifies, spots, and packages proteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in the cell or release outside of the cell or release outside of the cell
8. wall, strong, supporting layer around the cell membrane in some cells
10. membrane, thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells, regulates what enter and leaves the cell
11. reticulum, internal membrane system found in eukaryotic cells; place where lipids components of the cell are assembled
12. unicellular organism that lack a nucleus
17. specialized structure that preforms important cellular function within a eukaryotic cell
18. network of proteins filaments in a eukaryotic cell that gives the cell its shape and internal organization and is involved in movement

1. fluid portion of the cell outside the nucleus
2. cell organelle that breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell
4. theory, fundamental concept of biology that states that living things are composed of cells; those cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things; and those new cells are produced from existing cells
6. cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell use
8. basic unit of all forms of life
9. bilayer, flexible double-layer sheet that makes up the cell membrane and forms a barrier between the cell and its surroundings
13. cell organelle consisting of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in cell, the site of protein synthesis
14. organicism whose cells contain a nucleus
15. cell organelle that stores material such as water, salt, proteins, and carbohydrates
16. permeable, property of biological membrane that allows some substances to pass across it while other cannot; also called semipermeable membrane