Cells

Nucleus

Control center of the cell.

Ribosomes

Very small organelles that are the site of protein synthesis.

Golgi Apparatus

A flat stack of tubes involved with packaging materials that will leave the cell.

Cell Theory.

All living things are made of cells, new cells come from other living materials.

Nuclear Membrane

Controls what enters and leaves the nucleus.

Nucleolus

Dark round structure within the nucleus that produces ribosomes.

Cell Membrane

Living boundary that controls what enters and leaves the cell.

Cell Wall

Nonliving border that surrounds plant cells.

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Rough (manufactures membranes and secretory proteins); Smooth (synthesis of carbohydrates and lipids.)

Mitochandria

Site of cellular respiration.

Chloroplast

Site of photosynthesis.

Lysosome

Specialized vacuole that stores digestive enzymes.

Vacuole

Storage sac for water and other materials.

Centrioles

Structures in animal cells involved in mitosis.

Cytoplasm

The living material outside the nucleus.

Cell

The unit of structure and function of all living things.