Cell Organelle Vocabulary

Ribosomes

• Responsible for cellular respiration

• Build/ make proteins

• help with photosynthesis

• Only found in plant cells

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Rough endoplasm reticulum

• contains ribosomes

• Connected to the Golgi body

• Does not have any ribosomes

• Only found in bacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Helps the cell to maintain its shape

• Cytoplasm

• Smooth ER

• Cytoskeleton

• Cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Organelles which have a distinct outer layer separating their insides from the cell cytoplasm

• Microtubles

• Cell wall

• Cytoskeleton

• Membrane bound organelles

The rigid outermost structure which covers plant, fungi and prokaryotic cells. Helps maintain structure plant cells.

• Cell membrane

• Chloroplast

• Cell wall

• Chlorophyll

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Cells which contain membrane bound organelles including a nucleus.

• Prokaryotes

• Unicellular

• Organism

• Eukaryotes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which word means "control center, directs all the cell activities"?

• cell wall

• nucleus

• nuclear membrane

• chloroplasts

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which word means "found in plant cells, large irregular shaped structures, contains chlorophyll, food making site in green plants"

• chloroplasts

• chromosomes

• mitochondria

• nuclear membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which word means "storage sac, holds water, enzymes - large and round in shape"?

• golgi body

• cell wall

• vacuole

• nucleolus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which word means "clear tubular passageways from nuclear membrane, carries protein through the cell. Can be rough or smooth"?

• vacuole

• ribosome

• endoplasmic reticulum

• lysosome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2