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11 Cards in this Set
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cell wall |
a rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms |
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cell membrane |
A thin flexible barrier that surrounds a cell and controls which substances pass into and out of the cell |
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cytoplasm |
The thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus |
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nucleus |
A large oval organelle that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA and controls many of the cell's activities |
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mitochondria
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Rod shaped organelles that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions |
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endoplasmic reticulum |
An organelle that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another |
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Golgi apparatus |
An organelle in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum packages them and distributes them to other parts of the cell
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vacuole |
A sac-like organelle that stores water, food and other materials |
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chloroplast |
An organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that cells can use in making food |
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lysosome |
A cell organelle which contains chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones and that can be used by the rest of the cell |
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organelles |
A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell |
