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Science Cells
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Science
6th Grade
09/08/2010

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Term
cell membrane
Definition

holds the cell together like a door, lets things in & out

 

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cell wall
Definition

stiff and rigid shape gives it structure

 

only plant

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cytoplasm
Definition

watery gell sticky and gooey

 

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mitochondria
Definition

energy house: energy released from food

 

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vacuoles
Definition

stores food

 

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nucleus
Definition

control center (brain/command post)

 

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ER

endoplasmic reticulum

Definition

packing plant/system makes network of membranes smooth ER look like tubes rough ER look like sheets of bumpy membranes

 

both

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ribosomes
Definition

protein builders (construction teams)

 

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chromosomes
Definition

inside brain genes/traits DNA

 

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chloroplasts
Definition

contains chloroplasts captures sun's energy photosynthesis

 

only plants

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Golgi bodies
Definition

shaped like flattened pancake gathers molecules packing plant

 

both

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lysosomes
Definition

holds enzymes digests things, food or breaks down dead cells

 

both

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* Extra *
Definition

*All living things are made of cells

*Basic Unit of life

*All new cells come from other cells

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