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| in eukaryotic cells, all cellular contents outside the nucleus; in prokaryotic cells, all of the cells' contents. |
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| specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a cell |
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| cell organelle that breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell |
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| call organelle that stores material such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates |
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| structure in an animal cell that helps to organize ell division |
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| internal membrane system found in eukaryotic cells; place where lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled |
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| organelle in cells that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in the cell or release outside the cell |
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| organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy |
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| strong, supporting layer around the cell membrane in some cells |
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| cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use |
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| flexible double-layered sheet that makes up the cell membrane and forms a barrier between the cell and its surroundings |
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| property of biological membranes that allows some substances to pass across it while others cannot; also called semipermeable membrane |
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| cell organelle consisting of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in a cell; the site of protein synthesis |
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| network of protein filaments in a eukaryotic cell that gives the cell its shape and internal organization and is involved in movement |
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