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CELLS
VOCABULARY
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Science
7th Grade
11/10/2010

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CELL MEMBRANE
Definition
CONTROLS WHAT ENTERS AND LEAVES THE CELL, IS FOUND IN ALL CELLS
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NUCLEUS
Definition
THE ORGANELLE THAT CONTROLS THE CENTER OF THE CELL
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MITOCHONDRIA
Definition
CONVERTS ENERGY FROM FOOD MOLECULES INTO ENERGY THE CELL CAN USE
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CELL WALL
Definition
PROTECTS AND SUPPORTS THE CELL
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CHLOROPLASTS
Definition
CAPTURE SUN'S ENERGY TO WHOLE FOOD IN PLANTS
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VACULOES
Definition
STORE FOOD AND OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED BY THE CELL
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LYSOSOMES
Definition
RELEASE CHEMICALS THAT BREAK DOWN LARGE FOOD PARTICLES INTO SMALLER ONES, ALSO BREAK DOWN OLD CELL PARTS
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CHROMATIN
Definition
THIN STRANDS INSIDE THE NUCLEUS THAT CONTAIN GENETIC MATERIAL
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RIBOSOME
Definition
SMALL GRAIN-LIKE BODIES PRODUCE PROTEINS INSIDE CELLS
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CELL WALL
Definition
STRUCTURE FOUND IN PLANT AND BACTERIA CELLS BUT NOT IN ANIMAL CELLS
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GOLGI BODY
Definition
RECEIVE, PACKAGE, AND SENDS OUT NEWLY MADE MATERIALS
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ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
Definition
TRANSPORTS NEW NEWLY MADE PROTEINS
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NUCLEAR ENVELOPE
Definition
CONTROLS WHAT MATERIALS GOES IN AND OUT OF THE NUCLEUS
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CHROMATIN
Definition
CONTAINS PROTEIN AND GENETIC INFORMATION, GIVES INSTRUCTIONS FOR CELL
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NUCLEOLUS
Definition
MAKES RIBOSOMES
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