Vocabulary Cell Structure

2. organelles that, using oxygen, convert nutrients into energy that can be used by the cell.
4. A rigid layer outside the plasma membrane in plant, fungi, and bacterial cells, mainly made of cellulose in plants.
6. the semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell.
7. a circular body in the cell that holds DNA and regulates gene expression.
9. All the cell's contents except the nucleus.
11. Organelles in animal cells that help organize microtubules and position the nucleus and other organelles.
13. A small structure where proteins are synthesized
14. a vesicle type that stores nutrients, water, and other chemicals. It helps the cells maintain their shape.
16. a tiny body (that's in the nucleus) where ribosomes are synthesized.

1. Multiple passageways of networks where chemical compounds are manufactured, processed, and transported.
3. Membrane stacks that collect, modify, and package chemical compounds.
5. A tiny structure that can store pigment or food
8. a small sac that contains digestive chemicals.
10. a two-layered membrane which surrounds the nucleus.
12. A small, sac-like package of proteins, water, or nutrients created by the Golgi apparatus.
15. A plastid that contains chlorophyll and where photosynthesis happens.