Cells

Water

Contained in plant cell; makes it rigid.

Organism

Functional plant or animal.

Nucleolus

Small structure(s) within nucleus.

Cell Plate

Structure which divides a plant cell into two daughter cells.

Chromosomes

Structures in the nucleus which control cell growth & reproduction.

Plasma

The semipermeable membrane that surrounds the cell.

Mitochondrion

The specialized cell structure in which energy is produced.

Golgi bodies

The specialized cell structures which produce secretions.

Organismal Theory

A functioning organism represents life.

Cytoplasm

All cellular material outside the nucleus.

Epidermis

An outer covering of cells.

Nucelus

Control center of the cell.

Plasma Membrane

Controls what comes into & goes out of the cell.

Cell Theory

Each cell possesses a life of its own.

Cellulose

Fibrous substance that makes up the cell wall.

Vacuole

Large storage structures.

Protein

Manufactured within ribosomes.

Cell Wall

Outer covering around plant cell made of fibrous material.

Organelles

Specialized structures within a cell.

Hemoglobin

The red pigment in erythrocytes which carries oxygen.