Cell Vocab

1.protects the cell and allows nutrients to come into the cell

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• ribosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

• organelles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

2. structures that make up a cell; “tiny organs”

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• ribosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

• organelles

3. An organelle that makes proteins as directed by DNA

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• ribosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

• organelles

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

4. provides the shape; protects the plant cell

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• ribosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

• organelles

5. a series of flattened tubes that help make and transport proteins and lipids

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• ribosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

• organelles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

6. the gel-like fluid that holds the organelles in place

• nucleus

• vacuole

• chloroplasts

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

7. stores food and water; releases food also

• nucleus

• vacuole

• chloroplasts

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

8. responsible for photosynthesis in plants; uses sunlight’s energy to make food (glucose)

• nucleus

• vacuole

• chloroplasts

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

9. stores and protects the DNA; determines what characteristics the cell needs; directs all activities in the cell

• nucleus

• vacuole

• chloroplasts

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

10. used to provide energy to the cell; has molecules and proteins

• nucleus

• vacuole

• chloroplasts

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7