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sabrina mujic Cell Vocabulary
cells
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6th Grade
04/12/2011

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endoplasmic reticulum
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organelle with a network of membranes that produces many substances
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cell membrane
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controls which substances pass into and out of a cell
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cell wall
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surrounds the cells of a plant and gives it s shape
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mitochondria
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convert energy stored food to energy the cell can use to liveand function
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ribosomes
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dot some parts of the ER while other ribosomes float in cytoplasm(make protein)
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nucleus
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acts as a cells control center,directing all of the cells activites(DNA)
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golgi
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receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the ER, packages them,and distributes them to other parts of cell or outside of cell
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lysosomes
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which contain substances that break doown large food particles into smaller ones
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vacuole
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stores water,food,or other materials needed by the cell
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chloropast
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capture energy from sunlight and change it to form of energy cells can use in making food(photosythesis)
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