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chloroplasts
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organelles in PLANTS ONLY that transform light energy into useable energy that is stored in food molecules
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chlorophyll
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the substance in chloroplasts that traps light energy and gives plants their green color
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plasma membrane
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boundary between the cell and its external enviornment/made mostly of lipids/flexible allows passage of materials in and out of the cell
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cell wall
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boundary that is outside the plant cell that gives the cell structure.
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cytoskeleton
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network of thin, fibrous elements in the cytoplasm that acts as a scaffold to provide support fot eh organelles, helps maintain cell shape and provides oganelles with help in moving from place 2 place in the cell
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nucleus
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"brain" of the cell, surrounded by a nuclear envelope of 2 doulbe membranes containing dna in th form of long strands called chromain
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nucleolus
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region within the nucleus that produces ribosomes that assemble enzymes and other proteins according to dnas instructions
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cilia
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short numerous hair-like projections that form the plasma membrane that bent like a wave to move cells
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flagella
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longer projections limited in # (2 or 3) that move in a whip like motion
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cell inclusion
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clump of material within the cell that isnt a functional part (organelle) or the cell (glycogen, lipids ect.)
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