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Cell Parts

Cell parts and their jobs


AB
nucleuscontrol center; controls growth and daily activity
nuclear membranesurrounds the nucleus; controls what enters and leaves the nucleus
cell membraneholds the cell together; controls what enters and leaves the cell
cytoplasmjelly-like filling outside the nucleus that holds the parts of the cell
vacuolestores food, water, or waste for the cell
cell walla thick wall that gives a plant its strength and shape
chloroplasta green part inside some plant cells where food is made
DNA"code" of life/ genetic material in the nucleus (deoxyribonucleic acid)
mitochondriabean-shaped; make food into energy; "powerhouse" of the cell
ribosomescell structures where proteins are made
flagellawhip-like structures on some bacterial cells that allow the cell to move