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"The Cell" Vocabulary

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Cellsbasic unit of structure and function in living things.
Organellesstructures that carry out specific functions within a cell.
Cell Walla rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms.
Cell Membranecontrols what substances come into and out of the cell.
Cytoplasmthe region between the cell membrane and the nucleus.
MitochondriaProduce most of the energy the cell needs to carry out its functions.
Nucleusthe cells control center, directing all of the cell's activities.
Endoplasmic Reticulumpassageways that carry protiens and other materials from one part of the cell to the other.
Ribosomesfunctions as factories to produce proteins.
Vacuolestore food and other materials that are needed by the cell.
LysosomeContain chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones. Found mostly in animal cells.
ChloroplastsIn plants (mostly) used to capture energy from the sun to produce food for the cell.


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