| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Cell membrane | regulation, protection, shape (A, P, F, B) |
| Nucleus | controls processes, stores genetic information (A, P, F) |
| Nuclear membrane | Regulates materials passing through nucleus (A, P, F) |
| Nucleolus | Produces ribosomes (A, P, F) |
| Nuclear pore | Regulates materials passing though nucleus, small holes in nuclear membrane (A, P, F) |
| Mitochondria | "Powerhouse" makes ATP, energy storage production (A, P, F) |
| Ribosomes | Protein production (A, P, F, B) |
| Attached Ribosomes | Makes proteins for transport out of cell (A, P, F) |
| Free Ribosomes | Makes proteins for use inside cell (A, P, F) |
| Golgi body | Modify and package proteins (A, P, F) |
| Lysosome | "janitor" cleans up/digest, guard destroys bacteria and viruses (A) |
| Smooth endoplasmic rectilum | "Hallway" internal transport, lipid synthesis, no ribosomes (A, P, F) |
| Rough endoplasmic rectilum | "Hallway" internal transport, lipid synthesis, ribosomes (A, P, F) |
| cell wall | protection, shape, (P-cellulose, F-chitin, B-peptidoglycan) |
| Chloroplast (plastid) | Storage-chlorophyll (P) |
| Leucoplast (plastid) | Storage-starch, lipids (P) |
| Chromoplast (plastid) | Storage-pigments (P) |
| Vacuole | Storage-food or water (A, P) |
| Cytoplasm | Storage, distributes materials, open area (A, F, P) |
| Centriole | For cell division, spindle fiber organization (A) |
| Perioxsome | Holds chemicals that oxidize, breaks down fatty acids |
| Vesicle | Packages proteins to or from golgi body (A, P, F) |
| Microtubules | "skeleton" of cell, used to make muscle tissue, used in centriole construction (A, P) |
| Microfilaments | "muscle" of cell provides structure (A) |
| Capsule | third layer of protection cannot be easily engulfed by white blood cells (B) |
| Chromatin | Form of DNA during normal cell processes, contains information (A, P, F) |
| Chromosome | Form of DNA during cell division, contains genetic information (A, P, F) |
| Cilium | Movement and communication "feel surroundings" (A ,B) |
| Flagellum | tail like, movement and communication "feel surroundings" (A, B) |
| Pilus | Exchange DNA, attach to food (B) |
| DNA | Contains all genetic information/instructions for the cell (A, P, F, B, V-some) |
| RNA | One copy of genetic information, used in cell to tell organelles instructions (A, P, F, B, V-some) |
| Septa | Divides fungal cells yet allows cytoplasm to flow (F) |
| Stomate | Gas and H2O exchange (P) |
| Guard cell | swells with water to open a hole (P) |
| Stoma | Hole through which gas exchange can take place (P) |
| Plasmid | Small segments of DNA in a bacterial cell (B) |
| Protein capsid | Protects DNA in virus (V) |
| Protein tail core | Allows virus to attach to bacteria for replication (V) |
| Protein tail fibers | Allows virus to attach to bacteria for replication (V) |
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