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cells
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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 cell
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Centriole
Definition
a bundle of microtubules that help organize the movement of chromosome during cell division
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cloroplast
Definition
an organlle 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 composed mainly of water, occupying most of the space between the cell membrane and the nucleus
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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
Definition
a network of passagways which chemical compounds are manufactured, processed, and transported
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golgi apperatus
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a stack of membranes that collects, modifies, and packages chemical compounds
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lysosomes
Definition
a small sac that contains digestive compounds
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mitochondria
Definition
organelles that using oxygen convert nutrients into energy that can be used by the 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 conitains DNA and directs the cell's activvities
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organelle
Definition
a cell structure that performs a specific function
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plasma membrane (cell membrane)
Definition
a double layered membrane that surrounds the cell it regulates what enters and leaves the cell
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plastid
Definition
small stucture that can store food (leucoplast) or pigment (chromoplast)
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ribosome
Definition
tiny structure where protiens are synthesized
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vacuole
Definition
sac that stores water, nutrience, and other chemicals the large vacuole found in plant cells help the cells maintain their shape
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vesicle
Definition
small package of nutrience or protiens created by the golgi apperatus
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vesicle
Definition
small package of nutrience or protiens created by the golgi apperatus
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Eukaryotic
Definition
(most living organisms) contains organelles surrounded by membranes
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Prokaryotic
Definition
dont have structures surrounded by membrane
few internal structures
one-celled organism (bacteria)
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Prokaryotic
Definition
dont have structures surrounded by membrane
few internal structures
one-celled organism (bacteria)
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