Membrane surrounding the cytoplasm that consists of a phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins; functions to regulate the entrance and exit of molecules from cell.

Structure that surrounds a plant, protistan, fungal or bacterial cell and maintains the cell's shape and rigidity.

Metabolic reactions that use the energy primarily from carbohydrate but also fatty or amino acid breakdown to produce ATP molecules.

Membranous organelle that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis

Network of fibrils consisting of DNA and associated proteins observed within a nucleus that is not dividing.

Rodlike structure in the nucleus seen during cell division; contains the hereditary units, or genes.

Short, fingerlike projections formed by the folding of the inner membrane of mitochondria.

Contents of a cell between the nucleus and the plasma membrane that contains the organelles.

Internal framework of the cell, consisting of microtubules, actin filaments and intermediate filaments.

Organelle, consisting of flattened saccules and also vesicles, that processes, packages, and distributes molecules about or from the cell

Membrane-bounded vesicle that contains hydrolytic enzymes for digesting macromolecules.

Unstructured semifluid substance that fills the space between cells in connective tissues or inside organelles--mitochondria.

Membrane-bounded organelle in which ATP molecules are produces during the process of cellular respiration.

Double membrane that surrounds the nucleus and is continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum.

Opening in the nuclear envelope that permits the passage of proteins into the nucleus and ribosomal subunits out of the nucleus.

Dark0staining, spherical body in the nucleus that produces ribosomal subunits.

Membrane-bounded organelle within a eukaryotic cell that contains chromosomes and controls the structure and function of the cell.

Small, often membranous structure in the cytoplasm, having a specific structure and function.

A cluster of ribosomes held together by a strand of messenger RNA.

RNA and protein in two subunits; site of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm.

Membranous system of tubules, vesicles and sacs in cells, with attached ribosomes.

Membranous system of tubules, vesicles and sacs in cells, without attached ribosomes.

Membrane-bounded sac that holds fluid and a variety of other substances.

Small, membrane-bounded sac that stores substances within a cell.

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SLS Bio12 Cell Stuct

SLS Bio12 Cell Structure AV

Term	Definition
Cell Membrane	Membrane surrounding the cytoplasm that consists of a phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins; functions to regulate the entrance and exit of molecules from cell.
Cell Wall	Structure that surrounds a plant, protistan, fungal or bacterial cell and maintains the cell's shape and rigidity.
Cellular Respiration	Metabolic reactions that use the energy primarily from carbohydrate but also fatty or amino acid breakdown to produce ATP molecules.
Chloroplast	Membranous organelle that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis
Chromatin	Network of fibrils consisting of DNA and associated proteins observed within a nucleus that is not dividing.
Chromosome	Rodlike structure in the nucleus seen during cell division; contains the hereditary units, or genes.
Cristae	Short, fingerlike projections formed by the folding of the inner membrane of mitochondria.
Cytoplasm	Contents of a cell between the nucleus and the plasma membrane that contains the organelles.
Cytoskeleton	Internal framework of the cell, consisting of microtubules, actin filaments and intermediate filaments.
Golgi Bodies	Organelle, consisting of flattened saccules and also vesicles, that processes, packages, and distributes molecules about or from the cell
Lysosome	Membrane-bounded vesicle that contains hydrolytic enzymes for digesting macromolecules.
Matrix	Unstructured semifluid substance that fills the space between cells in connective tissues or inside organelles--mitochondria.
Mitochondria	Membrane-bounded organelle in which ATP molecules are produces during the process of cellular respiration.
Nuclear Envelope	Double membrane that surrounds the nucleus and is continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum.
Nuclear Pore	Opening in the nuclear envelope that permits the passage of proteins into the nucleus and ribosomal subunits out of the nucleus.
Nucleolus	Dark0staining, spherical body in the nucleus that produces ribosomal subunits.
Nucleus	Membrane-bounded organelle within a eukaryotic cell that contains chromosomes and controls the structure and function of the cell.
Organelle	Small, often membranous structure in the cytoplasm, having a specific structure and function.
Polysome	A cluster of ribosomes held together by a strand of messenger RNA.
Ribosome	RNA and protein in two subunits; site of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm.
Rough ER	Membranous system of tubules, vesicles and sacs in cells, with attached ribosomes.
Smooth ER	Membranous system of tubules, vesicles and sacs in cells, without attached ribosomes.
Vacuole	Membrane-bounded sac that holds fluid and a variety of other substances.
Vesicle	Small, membrane-bounded sac that stores substances within a cell.

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