| A | B |
|---|
| Cell | basic building block of life |
| cytoplasm | jelly-like material that surrounds the nuclear membrane |
| vacuoles | small clear regions in the cytoplasm that food, water, waste |
| nuclear membrane | membrane that surrounds the nucleus of a cell |
| nucleus | the control center of a cell |
| cell membrane | tiny layer or membrane that surrounds all animal cells |
| chromosome | pair of tiny thread-like structures that carry genes |
| protoplasm | all of the material and organelles inside of a cell |
| organism | a living thing |
| organelle | a part of a living cell |
| organic | living |
| inorganic | not living |
| cell wall | structure that surrounds all plant cells |
| mitochondrion | "Powerhouse" of the cell |
| chloroplast | site where chlorophyll is located |
| chlorophyll | pigment that gives plants green coloring |
| endoplasmic reticulum | flat tubes that contain ribosomes and allow proteins to pass through |
| golgi apparatus | structure that packages proteins for export out of the cell |
| ribosomes | contains the directions for making protein material |
| nucleolus | "baby nucleus" contians RNA |
