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Cell Structure
Term | Definition |
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cell wall | protects a plant cell |
cell membrane | controls and protects the movement of the organelles in a cell |
nucleus | controls cell activities |
cytoplasm | supports and protects cell organelles |
Golgi bodies | processes and packages molecules, that were made by the cell |
ribosomes | produces proteins for the cell |
Endoplasmic reticulum | transports materials throughout the cells |
mitochondria | breaks down sugar molecules to release usable energy for the cell |
vacuoles | stores food, water, and waste of the cell |
lysosomes | breaks down larger food molecules into smaller ones in an animal cell |
chloroplast | absorbs energy from the sun to make energy for a plant cell |