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Janee Cell Vocabulary
Cells
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6th Grade
04/12/2011

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cytoplasm
Definition
a gel-like fluid
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mitochondria
Definition
use oxygen to transform the energy in food to a form the cell can use to carry out it activities
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nucluar membrane
Definition
surrounds and protects the nucleus
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cell wall
Definition
outer barrier provides extra support for the cell and gives it a shape
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chloroplast
Definition
food-making stuctures of plant cells contain the green pigment
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chromosomes
Definition
genetic structures that contain the information used to direct cell activity and make new cells
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cell membrane
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encloses the cell and controls what materials enter and leave the cell
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vacuoles
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acts as a storage structure for the cell
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nucleus
Definition
a stucture useally located to one side of a plant cell
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ribosomes
Definition
structure in a cell where protenis are put together
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