Cell Vocab

Front

What provides the shape and protects the plant cell?

Back

Cell wall

Front

What protects the cell and allows nutrients to come into the cell?

Back

Cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

What is used to provide energy to the cell and contains molecules and proteins?

Back

Mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

What is responsible for photosynthesis in plants and uses sunlight’s energy to make food (glucose)?

Back

Chloroplasts

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

What stores and protects the DNA, determines the characteristics the cell needs, and directs all activities in the cell?

Back

Nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

What is the semi-permeable barrier that surrounds the cell?

Back

Cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

What organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell?

Back

Mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

What structure in plant cells is responsible for converting sunlight into chemical energy?

Back

Chloroplasts

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

What is the jelly-like substance inside the cell where organelles are suspended?

Back

Cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Front

What is the function of ribosomes in a cell?

Back

To synthesize proteins

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2