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Cell Membrane
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The outer covering of a cell that controls what comes in and out of the cell.
Hint:found in both a plant and an animal cell
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Nucleus
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The membrane enclosed command center that controls and directs all the cells activities.
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Chromosomes
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Thes parts contain complex chemical information that directs the cell's heredity-related activities.
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Mitochondria
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These supply the energy or "power" needed by the cell to do work.
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Chloroplasts
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Part of a plant cell where cells convert light energy into food (chlorophyll)
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Cytoplasm
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The gel-like substance in which most of the cell's life processes take place.
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Cell Wall
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The rigid layer in a plant cell that supports and protects the cell.
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Nucleous
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A region IN THE NUCLEUS that produces tine particles needed in protein synthesis.
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Vacuoles
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Places where cells store water, food or waste materials.
Hint: these are larger in plant cells than animal cells.
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Lysosomes
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A part found in animal cells that break down food particles and worn out cell parts.
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Golgi Bodies
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These structures receive materials from the Endoplasmic Reticulum and send them to other parts of the cell. They also release materials outside the cell.
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
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A network of passageways that carries materials from one part of the cell to another.
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Ribosomes
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These small structures function as factories to produce proteins in animal cells. They may "park" on the Endoplasmic Reticulum or float freely in the cytoplasm.
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Organelles
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A general term for any of the cell parts
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Cell
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The smallest unit of a living thing.
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