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Cell Parts
organelles and their functions
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Science
8th Grade
10/12/2009

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Term
Cell Membrane
Definition
A protective layer that covers a cell's surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of the cell and the environment
controls what enters and exits
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Cytoplasm
Definition
Hair-gel like material that supports the organelles
(background that other parts float in)
Term
Cytoskeleton
Definition
helps cell maintain shape
thin hollow tubes of protein and thin protein fibers
Term
vacoule
Definition
-plant cells: store water (one big one)
-animal cells: store digestive enzymes and aid in digestion(several small ones)
Term
Mitochondrion
Definition
Power house of the cell
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Ribosomes
Definition
make proteins

(Ribs have some protein =])
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Endoplasmic reticulum
-rough ER
-smooth ER
Definition
rough- with ribosomes
smooth-without ribosomes, makes lipids
Term
nucleus
Definition
directs all cell activities and hold hereditary material
DNA
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nucleolus
Definition
holds hereditary material RNA
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nuclear membrane
Definition
protects the nucleus
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lysosomes
Definition
contain digestive chemicals that break down particles
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golgi bodies
Definition
sort proteins and packages them to vesicles
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cell wall
Definition
******ONLY PLANT CELL
tough rigid outer covering
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Chloroplasts
Definition
******ONLY IN PLANT CELL
contains chlorophyll (gives plants green color)
used for photosynthesis
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