Cells

19 flashcards · Biology · by Lincoln Karoly

1. Regulates what enters and exits the cell & acts as protection for the cell

   cell membrane

2. organelles that break down waste

   lysosomes

3. organelles that store materials

   Vacuoles

4. stores and protects the instructions for how to make the organism (the brain).

   nucleus

5. organelles that convert energy in nutrients to usable energy

   mitochondria

6. rigid outer structure that gives the cell a distinct shape and size and protects the cell

   cell wall

7. builds new proteins

   ribosomes

8. a gel-like substance that fills the inside of the cell

   cytoplasm

9. helps build and transport many of the parts that make up the cell

   endoplasmic reticulum

10. packages and sends material to all parts of the cell or to be released outside of the cell

    golgi apparatus

11. a substance that makes up the instructions for building the cell's components and for carrying out its life processes

    DNA

12. a substance that makes up much of an organism's structure

    proteins

13. a cell structure that uses the sun's energy to make sugar through the process of photosynthesis

    chloroplasts

14. a membrane-enclosed structure in a cell that performs a certain function for the cell

    organelle

15. no energy from cell, small particles pass through membrane, move from areas of higher concentration to those with lower

    diffusion

16. when particles are transferred through a cell membrane from higher to lower concentration through a channel

    facilitated diffusion

17. transport through the cell membrane that requires energy

    active transport

18. involves bringing something into a cell using energy

    endocytosis

19. involves removing something into a cell using energy

    exocytosis