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CellDesign
Chapter 22.2 of Biology: God's Living Creation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nucleus | The "control center" of the cell |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| Nuclear Envelope | Designed as a double membrane with a narrow water-filled space between the membrane layers |
| Nucleolus | Manufactures the ribosomes |
| Ribosomes | Protein factories of a cell |
| Cytoplasm | The fluid medium of a cell |
| Organelles | The "organs" of a cell that carry out the chemical processes |
| Enzymes | Large protein molecules found floating in cytoplasm |
| Cytoskeleton | An intricate internal framework inside a cell |
| Microtubules | Hollow, rodlike girders that make up the cytoskeleton |
| Mitochondria | The "power plants" of a cell |
| Chloroplasts | The organelles inside a plant cell that carry out the process of photosynthesis |
| Ribosomes | The organelles that manufacture proteins |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum, a system of folded membranes that attaches to the outside of the cell's nucleus |
| Golgi Complexes | Structures that serve as the "shipping centers" of the cell |
| Lysosome | A special type of vesicle that functions as a recycling center |
| Phospholipids | Special lipid molecules |