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| The cytoplasm is the portion of the cell outside the nucleus. |
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| An organelle is a specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a cell. |
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| A vacuole is a cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates. |
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| A lysosme is a cell organelle that breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell. |
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| The cytoskeleton is a network of protein filaments in a eukaryotic cell that gives the cell its shape and internal organization and is involved in movement. |
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| The centriole is a structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division. |
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| A ribosome is a cell organelle consisting of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in a cell; the site of protein synthesis. |
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| The endoplasmic reticulum is an internal membrane system found in eukaryotic cells; place where lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled. |
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| The Golgi apparatus modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in the cell or release outside the cell. |
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| The chloroplast is an organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy. |
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| Mitochondrion is a cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use. |
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| The cell wall is the strong, supporting layer around the cell membrane in some cells. |
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| The lipid bilayer is the flexible double-layered sheet that makes up the cell membrane and forms a barrier between the cell and its surroundings. |
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| Selectively permeable is the property of biological membranes that allows some substances to pass across it while others cannot; also called semipermeable membrane. |
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