Parts of a Cell
Small parts inside of the cell that perform a specific function.
organelles
This structure provides support for the plant cell and is also found in fungi, bacteria and some protista.
the cell wall
The barrier that allows things to pass in and out of the cell.
cell membrane
The cell that carries oxygen around the body.
blood cell
Different tissues working together to perform a function.
organ
The tiny organelle inside a cell that makes proteins.
ribosome
This stores water and some other materials, and though similar structures can be found in animals, this is much bigger in plants taking up half or more of the volume of the cell.
sap vacuole (Also accept vacuole)
Diffusion of water so that particles in the water are spaced evenly and have equal concentrations.
osmosis
The hollow dead cells that carry water up plants from the roots.
xylem
A group of cells working together to perform a function.
tissue
Organelles that have their own compartment inside the cell and are surrounded by a membrane.
membrane bound organelle
Responsible for photosynthesis, this organelle is also found in some protista.
chloroplast
The cells with many hair like projections that move dust and other particles up and out of the lungs.
cilliated cell
The digestive system in humans or flowers in plants.
organ systems
The place that the genetic material (DNA) is stored and that gives directions to the rest of the cell.
the nucleus
This powerhouse of the cell converts energy from sugars into energy that the cell can use and is also found in animals, fungi, and protista.
the mitochondria
A solution that has an equal concentration to the cell it surrounds so that water moves in and out evenly.
isotonic solution
Cells that cause movement in animals by contracting and relaxing.
muscle cells
All of the organ systems working together.
organism
The simple type of cell that all bacteria are made of that do not have internal compartments.
prokaryote
This type of cell has membrane bound organelles including the nucleus and includes not only plants, but animals, fungi and protista as well.
eukaryote
A solution that is less concentrated than the cell it surrounds that causes water to go into the cell.
hypotonic solution
The cell with a single long projection used to absorb water from the ground.
root hair cell
The basic unit of life.
cell