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15 Cards in this Set
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organelle
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a tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell
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cell wall
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a rigid layer of non living material that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms found in plant cells and bacteria
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cell membrane
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a cell structure that controls which substances that enter and leave the cell it is also a barrier between the cell and its enviroment
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nucleus
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a cell structure that contains nucleic acids, the chemical instructions that direct all the cells activities.
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cytoplasm
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the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus, a thick gel like fluid it also suspends the organelles
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mitochondria
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rod shaped cell structures that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions
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endoplasmic reticulum
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a cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another
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ribosome
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a small grain like structure in the cytoplasm of a cell where proteins are made by reading the instructions of the RNA, it is also found on the endoplasmic reticulum
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Golgi body
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a structure in a cell that receives newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them to the other parts of the cell
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chloroplast
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a structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food
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vacuole
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a sac inside a cell that acts as a storage area
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lysosome
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a small round cell structure containing chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones
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nucleolus
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where ribosomes are made
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chromatin
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thin strands that direct the cells functions, it contains genetic material,instructions are genes,copies of genes are called RNA
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nuclear envelope
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membrane that surrounds the nucleus it also protects the nucleus and the chromatin(DNA)
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