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Words of Biology
To help describe organelles and their functions
| Biology Vocabulary | Definitions/Functions |
|---|---|
| CELL WALL | The definite boundary that is part of the outer structure of the cell. |
| CENTRIOLE | SEPARATES CHROMOSOMES DURING CELL DIVISION |
| CHLOROPLAST | HELPS WITH PHOTOSYNTHESIS |
| CYTOPLASM | MATERIAL INSIDE THE CELL MEMBRANE - NOT INCLUDING THE NUCLEUS |
| ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM | STORES, SEPARATES, AND SERVES AS THE CELL'S TRANSPORT SYSTEM |
| GOLGI APPARATUS | MODIFIES, SORTS, AND PACKAGES THE PROTEINS FOR THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM |
| LYSOSOME | TRANSPORTS UNDIGESTED MATERIAL TO CELL MEMBRANE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL |
| MITOCHONDRIA | RECYCLES AND DECOMPOSES PROTEINS, FATS, AND CARBOHYDRATES |
| NUCLEAR ENVELOPE | LAYER OF 2 MEMBRANES THAT SURROUND THE NUCLEUS OF THE CELL |
| NUCLEOLUS | CONTAINS RNA TO MANUFACTURE PROTEINS |
| NUCLEUS | CONTAINS DNA AND CONTROLS THE CELL'S ACTIVITIES |
| ORGANELLE | PERFORMS IMPORTANT CELLULAR FUNCTIONS WITHIN A EUKARYOTIC CELL |
| PLASMA MEMBRANE | a.k.a. CELL MEMBRANE; ALLOWS PASSAGE OF MATERIALS |
| PLASTID | DELIVERS NUTRIENTS & PROTEINS THROUGHOUT THE CELL, OR TRANSPORTS WASTE TO THE CELL MEMBRANE |
| RIBOSOME | WHERE PROTEINS ARE ASSEMBLED |
| VACUOLE | STORES WATER, SALTS, PROTEINS, AND CARBOHYDRATES |
| VESICLE | STORES FOOD AND PIGMENTS |