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| cytoplasm | the watery, jelly-like material inside a cell; where all the reactions take place that keep the cell alive |
| nucleus | the part of the cell that controls all the cell’s functions |
| cell membrane | thin layer around the outside of the cell that keeps in the cell's contents and controls what goes in and out of the cell |
| cell wall | a non-flexible, strong wall that holds in the cell parts of plant cells; keeps the cell's shape and keeps it from bursting if a lot of water gets into the cell |
| cellulose | a tough substance that makes up the cell wall in a plant cell |
| large central vacuole | a bag f sugary liquid found in the cytoplasm of plant cells; stores sap |
| sap | the sugary liquid found in plant stems |
| chloroplasts | part of the plant cell where photosynthesis takes place |
| chlorophyll* | the green color in plant cells that catches light energy from the sun during photosynthesis |
| photosynthesis | the process that plants use to get energy from the sun to make sugar |
| mitochondrion* | the cell part that breaks down the food to release energy |
| endoplasmic reticulum* | the cell’s transport system; a system of passages that lets material move from 1 part of the cell to another |
| ribosome* | the cell part that makes cell proteins and carries out the instructions given by the DNA |
| DNA* | the instruction code for everything the cell is and doesosomes in the cell’s nucleus; determines what the organism looks like |
| organelle* | a specialized cell part ("little organ") |
