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Cells in Motion
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7th Grade
12/04/2008

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Cell Wall
Definition
A plant's cell wall helps to protect and support the cell.
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Cell Membrane
Definition
The cell membrane controls what substances come into and out of a cell.
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Nuclear Envelope
Definition
A wall on the outside of the nucleus that lets materials in and out.
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Chromatin
Definition
The substance distributed in the nucleus of a cell that condenses to form chromosomes during cell division.
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Nucleolus
Definition
A small round body of protein in a cell nucleus.
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Mitochondria
Definition
The "power houses" of the cell, They convert energy to food molecules.
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
It is a passage way to carry protiens and other materials all around the cell.
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Ribosomes
Definition
Factorys that produce protiens.
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Golgi Bodies
Definition
They recive protiens and other materials and package them to send them around.
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Chloroplasts
Definition
Take energy from sun light and use it to make food.
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Vacuoles
Definition
The storage areas of the cells.
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Lysosomes
Definition
small round structures that contain chemicals that break down certain meterials in the cell.
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Organelles
Definition
A differentiated structure within a cell
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Tissue
Definition
a group of similar cells created to work.
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Bacterial cell
Definition
is a type of cell that has not got a nucleus
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organ
Definition
A distinct part of an organism that performs one or more specialized functions.
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organ system
Definition
a group of organs that work together to perform a certain task.
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