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Cells
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6th Grade
01/27/2011

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cell
Definition
Is the smallest unit of a living thing
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tissue
Definition
a group of similar cells working together
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organ
Definition
a group of tissue working together to do a special job
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nervous system
Definition
relay information from one part of the body to another
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nervous system
Definition
relay information from one part of the body to another
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respiratory system
Definition
exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen in the body
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circulatory system
Definition
delivers oxygen and nutrients to all cells in the body
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endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Definition
it moves materials around in a cell
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smooth ER
Definition
does not have ribosomes attached to ER
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rough ER
Definition
has ribosomes attached to the ER
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lysosome
Definition
digest protein and food molecules
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mitochondria
Definition
provides energy for the cells
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Golgi body complex
Definition
the package system that sorts,stores,and rearranges substance in a cell
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ribosomes
Definition
make protein for the cell
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cell membrane
Definition
controls what enters and leaves the cell
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cytoplasm
Definition
jelly like material in an animal or plant cell
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cytoskeleton
Definition
supports the cell (only in animal cell)
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cell wall
Definition
supports plant cell and helps them grow tall
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chloroplast
Definition
changes carbon dioxide and water into sugar (found only in plant cell)
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organelle
Definition
the part of a cell located in the cytoplasm. It can be a storage site process energy moves materials or manufacture substance
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cytoplasm
Definition
jelly like material in an animal or plant cell all chemical reaction happens here
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nuclear membrane
Definition
separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm
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nucleus
Definition
control,center of the cell
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DNA
Definition
genetic material that is found within the nucleus
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vacuole
Definition
stores water and food
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Centriole
Definition
Helps cells divide and split.
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genetic
Definition
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