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Plant Cell
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6th Grade
11/09/2008

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Nucleus
Definition
Is the cell’s control center. The Chromatin and the nucleus contains instructions for carrying out the cell’s activities.
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Ribosomes
Definition
These small structures function as factories to produce proteins. Ribosomes may be attached to the outer surfaces of the edoplasmic reticulum.
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Endoplasmic reticulum
Definition
The network of passageways functions to carry materials from one part of the cell to another.
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Golgi Bodies
Definition
The Golgi Bodies receive materials from the endoplasmic reticulum and send them to the other parts of the cell.
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Vacuole
Definition
The sac within the cytoplasm stores water, food, waste products and other materials.
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Cell Wall
Definition
In a plant cell a stiff wall surrounds the cell membrane, giving the cell a box lock shape.
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Cytoplasm
Definition
Contains a gel like fluid in which many different organelles are found.
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Cell Membrane
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The cell membrane protects the cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell.
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Chloroplasts
Definition
These organelles capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell.
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Mitochondrion
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Mitochondrion are called the “powerhouses” of the cell because they produce most of the energy the cell needs to carry out its functions.
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