Organelle Vocab

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Cell wall

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Ridged outer layer of a plant cell

Question 1

Cell membrane

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Controls what comes into and out of a cell; found in plant and animal cells

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Cytoplasm

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Gel-like fluid where the organelles are found

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Mitochondria

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Produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its function

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Lysosomes

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Use chemical to break down food and worn out cell parts

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Vacuoles

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Stores food, water, wastes, and other materials

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Golgi bodies

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Receive protein and materials from the ER, package them, and distributes them

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Chloroplasts

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Captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in a plant cell

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Has passageways that carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another

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Ribsomes

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Assembles amino acids to create proteins

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Nucleus

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Control center of the cell; contains DNA

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Nucleolus

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Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes

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Chromatin

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Tiny strands inside the nucleus that contain the instructions for directing the cells functions