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| It is the protective covering that encloses the cell and allows materials to enter and leave the cell. |
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| It is a gelatin-like material inside a cell where the work of the cell is carried out. |
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| what is a eukaryotic cell? |
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| It is a cell that has a nucleus where the genetic material is contained. |
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| what are examples of eukaryotic cells? |
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| Some examples are plants, animals and protists |
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| what is a prokaryotic cell? |
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| It is a cell that has no nucleus, its genetic material is within the cytoplasm. Bacteria is an example. |
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| What best describes an organelle? |
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| It is any part of a cell that is enclosed by membrane, each one performs a specific function, and some examples are the nucleus and mitochondria. A non example is the cytoplasm. |
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| What best describes chloroplast? |
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| Organelles that use the energy from sunlight to make sugar. |
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| What best describes mitochondria? |
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| Organelles that release stored energy. It uses oxygen to get energy from processing food. |
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| What best describes endoplasmic reticulum? |
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| A twisted membrane with portions that break off to form vesicles that transport materials. |
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| What best describes a cell wall? |
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| A tough outer covering that lies right outside the cell membrane. |
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| What best describes ribosomes? |
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| they are vesicles that use information from the nucleus to make and transport proteins. These tiny structures are found in the cytoplasm and endoplasmic reticulum. |
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| What best describes the Golgi apparatus and its function? |
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| They are folded membranes that look like a stack of pancakes. they take materials manufactured by the endoplasmic reticulum and finishes processing them. |
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| What best describes the central vacuole in a plant cell and its function? |
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| It stores water, waste and other materials. |
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| What best describes the lysosomes in an animal cell and its function? |
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| They are vesicles that contain chemicals that breakdown materials taken into the cell, as old cell parts. |
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| The protective covering that encloses the entire cell. It allows certain materials to enter and leave the cell. |
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| rough endoplasmic reticulum |
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| smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
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| It does not contain ribosomes. |
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| It is the control center of the cell that contains genetic information that gives instructions to the cell on how to grow/reproduce. |
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