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Cells
Parts of the cell
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Science
7th Grade
10/10/2007

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mitochondria
Definition



where energy is produced
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cell membrane

Definition

allows certain chemicals to enter the cell and not others
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nucleus
Definition


the manager of the cell
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chromosomes
Definition
  • carry the blueprints of the cell with information of what characteristics the cell contains (DNA)
  • found in the nucleus
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cytoplasm
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the living material of the cell outside the nucleus
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ribosomes
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  • make protein for the cell
  • found inside the cytoplasm
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contractile vacoules

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store excess water
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food vacuoles
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            store the food of the cell
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cell wall

Definition
  • ONLY IN PLANT CELLS
  • add support to the cell membrane
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Golgi complex

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collects, changes, and packages things for the cell
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cytoskeleton
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tiny fibers that support the cytoplasm
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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channels inside the cytoplasm where chemical reactions are organized
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lysosomes
Definition

digest and "clean up" unwanted materials in the cytoplasm
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