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What term means a small structure in the cytoplasm that does a special job? |
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What organelle releases energy for the cell? |
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mitochondrion (the cell's powerhouse) |
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What organelle is a small network of tubes inside a cell that substances move along? |
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endoplasmic reticulum (like a highway) |
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What organelle is small, round, and makes proteins? |
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What organelle packages and sends materials to other places in the cell? |
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Golgi body (like a post office) |
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What organelle stores the different substances a cell needs to survive? |
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vacuole Plant cells have one. Animal cells have many. |
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What organelle a small, round, and breaks down nutrient molecules and old cell parts? |
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lysosome (like a clean-up crew) |
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