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Science: Chapter 2-3
What are the main cell parts?
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6th Grade
07/08/2008

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Name the 3 main parts of the cell.
Definition
  1. cell membrane
  2. cytoplasm
  3. nucleus
Term
What cell part is a thin structure that surrounds the cell?
Definition
cell membrane
Term

What are 3 jobs of the

cell membrane?

Definition
  1. protects the inside of the cell
  2. supports and gives the cell its shape
  3. controls what goes in and out of the cell
Term
What are 4 things that move through the cell membrane?
Definition
  1. food
  2. oxygen
  3. water
  4. waste
Term
What is the gel-like substance inside the cell where most of the cell's activities take place?
Definition
cytoplasm
Term

What is the control center of the cell?

Definition
nucleus
Term
Describe the nucleus.
Definition
  1. egg-shaped or round
  2. has nuclear membrane around it
  3. had DNA inside it
Term
What is the thin structure that surrounds and protects the nucleus?
Definition
nuclear membrane
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