Cell Vocabulary
Microtubule
Cytoskeleton
Prokaryote
Eukaryote
Plasma membrane
Protest
Capsid
Cytoplasm
Organelle
Vacuole
Cell wall
Mitochondria
ATP
Lysosomes
Nucleus
Phospholipid
Ribosome
Chloroplast
Chlorophyll
Nucleolus
Bacteria
Cell
Cilia
Flagellum
Golgi body
Endoplasmic reticulum
Small tubule that makes up the cytoskeleton of the cell
Network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many
living cells that gives the cell shape
A unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei
Having cells with membrane-bound nuclei
A thin membrane enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell
Free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and
reproductive modes
Outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
Protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus
Specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ. “Little Organs"
Tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
Rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and
prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a
protective barrier
An organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing ATP or
energy
Adenosine triphosphate; molecule of energy produced by the
mitochondria
Organelle in eukaryotic cells containing digestive enzymes
Prominent organelle in a eukaryotic cell containing DNA organized into
chromosomes
The major category of lipid molecules used to construct cell membranes
Particle composed of ribosomal RNAs that catalyzes the synthesis of
proteins
Specialized organelle in plants and green algae that contains chlorophyll
and performs photosynthesis
Light-absorbing pigment that plays a central part in photosynthesis
Structure in the nucleus where ribosomal RNA is transcribed
Simple one celled organisms that lack a nucleus
The smallest biological unit capable of carrying out all the fundamental
activities of life
Hair like structures found on the outside of certain cells used to propel
them through water
A long, whip-like cell structure used to propel sperm cells as well as the
cells of protozoans known as flagellates
An organelle made up of stacks of curved slightly flattened membranes
that help process, package, and deliver proteins from the ER
ER; complex network of tubular passageways leading out of the nuclear
membrane used in transporting proteins