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Organelles for Plant and Animal Cells
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5th Grade
10/15/2013

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Mitochondrion
Definition

Releases energy from food for the cell

 

Found in both animal and plant cells

Term
Cell Membrane
Definition

 

Protects the cell and separates it from its surroundings.

 

Found in both animal and plant cells.

 

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Cytoplasm
Definition

Jelly-like substance that keeps the cell healthy and the organelles in place.

 

Found in both animal and plant cells.

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Vesicles
Definition

Transport materials throughout the cell.

 

Found in both animal and plant cells.

Term
Vacuole
Definition

-Stores water, food, and waste

 

-Found in animal and plant cells

 

-One large one in plant cells

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Cell Wall
Definition

-Found only in plant cells.

 

-Protects and supports the cell .

Term
Chromosomes
Definition

Found in the nucleus.

 

Contains information (DNA) about the cell.

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Nucleus
Definition

The brain of the cell.

 

Found in both animal and plant cells.

 

 

Controls the cell's activities.

 

Wtihout the nucleus, the cell would die.

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Chloroplast
Definition

Found only in plant cells.

 

Takes energy from the sun and helps the cell turn it  into food

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