Plant Cell vocab words

Cell Membrane

A thin, flexible barrier that surrounds a cell and controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell.

Nucleoplasm

The gel-like substance within the nucleus of a cell, where chromatin and nucleolus are found.

Mitochondria

Produces energy through the process of cell respiration

Vacuole

Stores water, food, and some wastes; stores sacs in the cell; also a type of vesicle

Chromatin

a complex of DNA and proteins that packs and organizes the genetic material inside the nucleus of a cell

Cell wall

a non living structure which surrounds, supports, and protects the plant cell ONLY

Nucleolus

Makes (synthesizes) ribosomes

Chloroplasts

Carry out the process of photosynthesis which is how plants make their own food and contain the pigment chlorophyll

Endoplasmic Reticulum

A network of channels that transports substances made in the cell

Ribosome

Makes (synthesizes) proteins

Cytoplasm

Fluid like material that fills the space between the nucleus and the cell membrane

Cytoskeleton

a network of proteins within the cytoplamina of eukaryotic cells

Lysosomes

Stores waste materials and helps digest food in one celled organisms; a type of vesicle

Golgi Body

They modify, sort, and package proteins