Cell crossword Dillon

Mitochondrion

Cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored into compounds that are more convenient to use

Vacuole

Cell organelle that stores materials such as water,salts,proteins and carbohydrates

Lysosome

Cell organelles filled with enzymes needed to break down certain materials

Chromatin

Granular material visible within the nucleus ; consists of DNA tightly coiled around proteins

Nucleus

In cells,structure that contains the cells genetic material (DNA) and controls cells activities

Endoplasmic reticulum

Internal membrane systems in which lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled and some proteins are modified

Cytoplasm

Material inside the membrane-not including the nucleus

Centriole

One of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells;helps with cell division

Chloroplasts

Organelle unique mostly to plant cells that converts sunlight into usable energy for the cell

Eukaryote

Organism who's cells cobtain nuclei

Ribosome

Small particle in the cell on which proteins are assembled;made of RNA and protein

Nucleolus

Small,dense region within most nuclei in which the assembly of proteins begins

Golgi apparatus

Stack of membranes in the cell that modifies,sorts and packages proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum

Cell membrane

Thin,flexible barrier around a cell;regulates what enters and leaves the cell

Prokaryote

Unicellular organism lacking a nucleus