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Cell Wall
(Plant Cell Only) |
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Definition
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Protects the cell and gives it its box-like, rigid shape |
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Chloroplast
(Plant Cell Only) |
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Definition
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Captures the sun's energy and uses it to produce food for the plant, site of photosynthesis |
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Cell Membrane or
Plasma Membrane
(Both Plant & Animal) |
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| VB Protects and supports the cell; controlls what substances enter and exit the cell (selective permeability) |
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Nucleus
(Both Plant & Animal) |
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Definition
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Directs all cell activities, the master controller of the cell, Contains DNA (genetic material) |
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Nuclear Membrane
(Both Plant & Animal) |
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Definition
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Surrounds and protects the nucleus, materials pass into and out of the nucleus through the pores in this membrane |
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Nucleolus
(Both Plant & Animal) |
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Definition
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Ribosomes are produced here; helps the nucleus |
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Chromosomes
(Both Plant & Animal) |
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Definition
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They contain the DNA of the cell that controls inherited characteristics |
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
(Both Plant & Animal) |
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Definition
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Carries proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another; transports materials around the cell |
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Ribosome
(Both Plant & Animal) |
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Definition
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Site of protein synthesis, gets directions from the nucleus on how and when to make protein |
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Mitochondria (on)
(Both Plant & Animal) |
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Definition
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Release energy by breaking down food (glucose) into carbon dioxide and water, site of cellular respiration |
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Term
Golgi Bodies (Complex)
(Both Plant & Animal) |
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Definition
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Sorts and packages proeins and newly formed materials and delivers them in vesicles (packages) to different parts of the cell |
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Vacuole
(Both Plant & Animal) |
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Definition
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Stores food, water, and waste in the cell |
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Water Vacuole
(Plant Cell Only) |
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Definition
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Stores water in the cell |
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Cytoplasm
(Both Plant & Animal) |
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Definition
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Protects and surrounds the cell organelles, site of most of the cell's chemical reactions |
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Term
Lysosome
(Mostly in Animal cells but sometimes in Plant cells) |
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Definition
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Breaks down large food particles, wastes and old cell parts, into smaller ones |
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Centrioles
(Animal Cell Only) |
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Definition
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Assists with cell division (mitosis), form spindle fibers |
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