Term | Definition |
Cell Wall | Prokaryote, Plant
Protective structure that gives the cell it's shape in plants, fungi, most bacteria an d some protist. |
Cell Membrane | All
Made of a phospholipid bilayer, it acts as a barrier |
Chromosomes | All
Carries hereditary information |
Nucleus | Plant, Animal
Controls the cell activities |
Nucleolus | Plant, Animal
Site of rRNA synthesis |
Ribosomes | All
Site of protein synthesis |
Mitochondria | Plant, Animal
Produces a usable form of energy for the cell |
Chloroplast | Plant
Site of photosynthesize |
Centrioles | Animal
Involved in forming the mitotic spindle during cell division that helps separate sister chromatids |
Lysosome | Animal
Site of chemical digestion |
Vacuole | Plant
Stores material within the cells |
Cytoplasim | All
Gelatinous fillings of a cell |
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum | Plant, Animal
Proteins that possess a signal sequence that directs them specifically to the ER for processing |
Golgi Apparents | Animal, Plant
Sit of modification, packaging, and transport of proteins. |
Vesicles | Animal, Plant
Membrane-enclosed sac that stores or transports substance in a cell. |
Smooth ER | Animal, Plant
Produce Lipids |
Cytoskeleton | All (Flagella in prokaryotes
Provides structure to cell, separates sister chromatids, facilities cellular motion. |