Ch. 3 Vocab Matching Test Worksheet

a double-layered membrane that surrounds the cell. Also called the plasma membrane, it regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
An elongated or disc-shaped organelle containing chlorophyll. This is the site of photosynthesis.
Jelly-like substance that makes up the matrix of the cell body.
The cell's "skeleton" of microtubules which gives it shape, strength, and the capacity for directed movement.
Cells that possess a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
The specific job the organelles perform
Shaped like a bean, this cell organelle helps take food and manufacture energy from it. It is known as the powerhouse of the cell. The energy it makes is ATP.
Composed of many cells
The control center of the cell, it contains the hereditary information and carries the instructions for making proteins.
Cells of very primitive organisms, such as bacteria that lack a nucleus and membrane -bound organelles.