Cells - Parts of the Cell Flashcards

A membrane-enclosed structure with a specialized function within a cell.

A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended.

<p>An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The smallest units of all living things.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 'powerhouse' of the cell where energy is made.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to do work; organisms use energy to form biological functions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Breathing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The special proteins that speed up chemical reactions of a cell to biologically useful rates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cell organelle constructed in the nucleolus and functioning as the site of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Found outside the cell membrane, made mostly of cellulose.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A substance made of sugars that is common in the cell walls of many organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers