Vocab
is a flexible covering that protects the inside of a cell from the environment
What is the cell membrane
is a series of chemical reactions that convert the energy in food molecules into a useable form of energy called ATP.
What is cellular respiration?
What makes the rough endoplasmic reticulum rough?
Where are ribosomes?
is a fluid inside a cell that contains salts and other molecules
What is the cytoplasm?
are organelles that use light energy and make food - a sugar called glucose.
What are chloroplasts?
Where are proteins produced?
is a stiff structure outside the cell membrane.
What is the cell wall?
is the part of the cell that directs cell activities and contains important cellular information stored in the DNA
What does the Nucleus do?
This cell usually has one large vacuole.
What is a plant cell.
Amino acids join together to form long chains called ______________?
What makes up proteins?
What does the nucleolus do?
Materials move in and out of the cell through this?
What is a cell membrane?
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
The mitochondria