| Term | Definition |
| nucleus | directs all cell activities |
| cell wall | an outer covering of the plant cell to make its shape |
| cell membrane | an outer covering, it controls what goes in and out of the cell |
| mitochondria | it releases energy stored in food |
| endoplasmic reticulum | materials can be moved around and processed in side of the cell |
| golgi bodies | the package site of the cell |
| cytoplasm | gelatinlike mixture that flows inside the cell membrane |
| vacuole | stores water, waste products, food, and other, celluar materials |
| Hooke | he found that all living things have a cell |
| Schleiden | he discovered plant cells |
| Schawnn | he discovered animal cells |
| Virchow | he discovered that cells come from cells |