Storage areas of the cell - stores water and waste.
What is a vacuole
The basic building blocks of all living things.
What is a cell
Cells that are similar and work together.
What are tissues
Tissues that work together.
What are organs
A single celled organism that does not have a nucleus; bacteria
What is a prokaryote
The control center of the cell – contains chromosomes made of DNA.
What is a nucleus
The gel-like fluid inside the cell
What is cytoplasm
The general term for the specialized parts of the cell.
What is an organelle
The molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism
What is DNA
Organisms made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane; animals plants and fungi
What is a eukaryote
The powerhouse of the cell – where respiration takes place.
What is mitochondria
Separates the cell from its environment – controls what enters and exits the cell.
What is the cell membrane
The cellular machinery responsible for making proteins.
What are ribosomes
A cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes
What is a Lysosome
Make their own food through photosynthesis
What are autotrophs
Provides support and protection for a plant cell.
What is cell wall
The two cell parts that plant cells have and animal cells do not.
What are the cell wall and the chloroplast
Organelles that package cellular materials and transport them within the cell or out of the cell
What is Golgi Body
Tiny strands inside the cells nucleus that contain the instructions for directing the cells functions
What is Chromatin
All cells arise from pre-existing, living cells
What is the Cell Theory Part III
Cytoplasmic organelle that moves materials around in a cell and is made up of a complex series of folded membranes
What is Endoplasmic Reticulum
An organelle that contains the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll that captures sunlight and converts it into useful energy
What is chloroplast
A small dense spherical structure in the nucleus of a cell made up of proteins and ribonucleic acid
What is a nucleolus
Eukaryotic cells that differ from the cells of other eukaryotic organisms, distinctive features include a cell wall and chloroplasts
What are plant cells
An organism that obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter
What is a heterotroph