Plant Cell Vocabulary

Cell

• A cell is a very tiny structure that contains all the materials that are necessary for life.
• Every living thing is made out of cells.

Cell Membrane

• A cell membrane is a thin layer that controls what goes in and out of the cell.

Cell wall

• Cell walls can only be found in a plant cell .
• A cell wall gives a plant its structure.

Chloroplasts

• A chloroplast is an organelle found in plant cells.
• It is where photosynthesis occurs

Cytoplasm

• A cytoplasm is a jelly like substance inside part of a cell.
• It connects the organelles.

Nucleus

• The nucleus contains the DNA.
• It is known as the brain of the cell.
• It is usually the largest organelle in the cell.

Organelle

• A special structure in the cell that does a certain function that enables a cell to live and re produce.

Vacuole

• The place for water storage in a plant cell