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— define nucleus. |
the nucleus is the control centre of the cell. it contains the dna. |
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— define endoplasmic reticulum. |
the endoplasmic reticulum forms pathways to move materials though the cell. – rough: contains ribosomes. – smooth: no ribosomes. |
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— define mitochondrion. |
the mitochondrion is the powerhouse of the cell. it’s releases energy from the food you eat. |
food + energy. |
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— define cytoplasm. |
the jelly-like mixture that forms the bulk of the cell. it holds the organelles. |
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— define vacuole. |
the vacuole is storage for waste and chemicals. |
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— define lysosome. |
the lysosomes gets rid of all the waste form the cell. |
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— define ribosome. |
the ribosomes produces what your body needs for growth and repair. |
repair + growth. |
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— define cell membrane. |
the cell membrane hold the cell together. it controls what goes in and out of your body. |
wall. |
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— define cell wall. |
is found in plants. the cell wall is outside the cell membrane. it keeps the plant upright and in shape. |
like a skeleton. |
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— define chloroplast.— |
chloroplast is found in plants. it’s makes the food from water and carbon dioxide using energy from the sun. this is called photosynthesis. in short: chloroplast conducts photosynthesis. |
photosynthesis. |
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— define unicellular organism. |
living things made up only of one cell. |
one. |
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— what group do unicellular organisms belong to. |
protists (protista). |
pro. |
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— define multicellular organisms. |
living things that are made up of millions and millions of cells. |
many. |