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Vocabulary Review
Organelles
Contains the cell’s
genetic material and
controls the cell’s
activities
nucleus
Supports & protects
the plant cell
Cell wall
Make ribosomes
nucleolus
Filled with enzymes
that allow it to break
down food into
particles that the cell
can use
lysosome
Synthesizes proteins
using coded
instructions that
come from the
nucleus
ribosome
Converts food into
compounds that the
cell uses for growth,
development, &
movement and
releases energy
mitochondrion
Name two organelles
that help provide
cells with energy.
Mitochondrion &
chloroplast
Regulates which
materials enter &
leave the cell
Cell membrane
Stores water, salts,
proteins &
carbohydrates for
the cell
vacuole
Assembles lipids &
modifies proteins
Endoplasmic
reticulum
Allows materials to
come in and go out of
the nucleus
Nuclear envelope
Uses enzymes to
attach carbohydrates
& lipids to proteins &
sends them to their
final destination in
vesicles
Golgi apparatus
Thread-like
structures that pass
on genetic information
from one generation
to the next
chromosomes
Helps cells maintain
shape and also
involved in cell
movement (made of
microtubules &
microfilaments)
cytoskeleton
Uses energy from
sunlight to produce
energy-rich food
molecules
(photosynthesis)
chloroplast