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cell structure
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7th Grade
01/22/2010

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cell wall
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the rigid,porus outer layer of a plant cell
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centriole
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a bundle of microtubes that helps organize the movement of chromosomes during cell division
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chloroplast
Definition
an organelle that converts the radiant energy intochemical energy through the process of photosynthesis
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cytoplasm
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a jelly-like substance, composed mainly of water,occupying most of the space between the cell membrane and the nucleus
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endoplasmic reticulum
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a network of passageways in which chemical componds are manufactured, and transported
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golgi body
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a stack of membrane that cullectes, modifies, and packages chemical componets
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lysosomes
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a small sac that contains digestive chemicals
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mitochondria
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organelles that, using oxygen,converts nutrients into energy that can be used by a cell
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nuclear envlope
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a doudle layered membrane that sorounds and protects the nucleus
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nucleolus
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a small body in the nucleus were ribosomes are synthesized
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nucleus
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a round body in the center of the of the cell that contains DNA and directs the cell's activities
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organnele
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a structur
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