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Functions of cells
the cells and their functions
Question | Answer |
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Microcondria | converts energy into food |
Nucleus | directs all of the cell's activities |
Cell Wall | a layer that protects the cells of plants |
Vacuole | stores food and water for the cell |
Nucleolus | a structure, where ribosomes are made |
Endoplasmic Reticulum | organelle with a network of membranes that produce many substances |
Golgi Body | recieves proteins and other newly formed materials from the ER, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell or to the outside of the cell |
Organelle | carry out specific functions within a cell |
Lysosome | contains substances that break down large food particles into smaller ones |
Chloroplast | captures energy from sunlight and changes it to a form of energy cells can use in making food |
Cytoplasm | fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus |
Chromatin | store DNA in the small nucleus |
Cell Membrane | controls which substances pass into and out of a cell |
Ribosomes | small grain-shaped organelles that produce proteins |