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Cells
Cell Structure
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Science
7th Grade
01/22/2010

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Cell wall
Definition
the rigid, porous outer layer of a plant.
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Centriole
Definition
a bundle of microtubules that helps organize the movement of chromosomes. during cell devison
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Cloroplast
Definition
an organelle that converts the radiant energy of the Sun into chemical energy. through the process of photosynthesis
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Cytoplasm
Definition
a jelly like substance, compuosed mainly of weater, occupying most of the space between the cell membrane and the nucleus.
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Endoplasmic reticulum
Definition
a network of passageways in wich chemical compouds are manufactured, process, and transported.
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Golgi apparatus
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a stack of membranes that collect, modifies, and packages chemical compouds.
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Lysosome
Definition
a small sac that contains digestive chemicals.
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Mitochondria
Definition
organelles that, using oxygen, convert nutrients into energy that can be used by cell.
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Nuclear envelope
Definition
a double-layered membrane that surrounds and protects the nucleus.
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Nucleolus
Definition
a small body in the nucleus where ribosomes are synthesized.
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Nucleus
Definition
a round body in the center of the cell that contians DNA and directs the cells activities
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Nucleus
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a round body in the center of the cell that contians DNA and directs the cells activities
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Organelle
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a cell structure that performs a specific function.
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Organelle
Definition
a cell structure that performs a specific function.
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Plasma membrane
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a double-layered membrane that surrounds the cell. Also called the cell membrane, its regulates what enters and leaves the cell
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Plasis
Definition
a small stucture that can store food leucoplast or pigment chromoplast.
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Ribosomes
Definition
tiny structure where proteins are synthesized.
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