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Chapman Organelle Study Sheet
identify cell components
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6th Grade
11/16/2009

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Cell wall
Definition
Support (grow tall), protection, allows water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide to pass into and out of cell "brick wall"
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Cell membrane
Definition
Support, protection, controls movement of materials in and out of cell, barrier between cell and outside environment, maintains homeostasis
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Nucleus
Definition
Controls cell activities,"Brain of cell", contains chromosomes (bundles of DNA)
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Nuclear Membrane
Definition
Controls movement in and out of nucleus
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Nucleolus
Definition
Makes ribosomes
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Cytoplasm
Definition
Supports/protects cell organelles
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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
Definition
Carries materials through cell
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Mitochondria
Definition
Breaks down sugar molecules into energy "power plant"
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Vacuole
Definition
Store food, water, waste (plants need to store large amounts of food)
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Lysosome
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Breaks down larger food molecules into smaller molecules. Digest old cell parts.
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Chloroplast
Definition
Uses energy from sun to make food for plant (photosynthesis)
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Golgi Bodies
Definition
Responsible for packaging proteins
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Cilia and Flagella
Definition
In unicellular organisms, their job is locomotion. In large multi-cellular organisms their role is to move fluid past the cell.
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Centrioles
Definition
They function in cell division.
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Organelles
Definition
Little organs inside the cells.
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Ribosome
Definition
Produce proteins. Proteins are main product in a cell.
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What are the three C's for plants?
(Animal cells do not have)
Definition
Cell walls, Chloraplasts, and Chlorophyll
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