Nucleus
Directs a cell's activities/ Plant and Animal
Chromosome
Inside nucleus contains information about cell/ Plant and Animal
Cell Membrane
Holds a cell together and separates it from its surroundings/ Plant and Animal
Cell Wall
Supports and protects a plant cell/ Plant
Cytoplasm
A jellylike substance containing chemicals that help the cell stay healthy/ Plant and Animal
Chloroplast
Makes food for the cell/ Plant
Vacuole
Stores food, water, or wastes/ Plant and Animal
Mitochondria
Releases energy from nutrients/ Plant and Animal
inherited trait
characteristic passed from parents to their offspring
meiosis
the process that produces reproductive (sex) cells
mitosis
the process by which most cells divide
genes
control an organism's characteristics
recessive trait
a trait that appears only if an organism has two factors for that trait
organism
a living thing
microscope
a tool that magnifies things or makes them look bigger
microscopic
too small to be seen with just your eyes.