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cells and energy 123
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cell | smallest unit of living things |
| mitochondria | part of the cell where energy is made through cellular respiration |
| chloroplast | part of the plant cell where photosynthesis occurs |
| nucleus | the control center for the cell |
| ribosomes | part of a cell where proteins are made |
| vacuole | part of the cell where water, food, and waste is stored |
| carbohydrate | sugar molecule used for energy |
| lipid | organic compound that makes up fats and oils in living things |
| protein | org. compound made of amino acids, that does the work in a cell |
| nucleic acid | molecules that carry the instructions for the cell (RNA and DNA) |
| glucose | sugar made from carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
| photosynthesis | process plant cells use to make glucose |
| chlorophyll | pigment in chloroplast that traps the energy in sunlight |
| cellular respiration | process all living things do when using oxygen to release energy from glucose |
| mitosis | type of cellular reproduction where cells make a copy of themselves |
| meiosis | type of cellular reproduction where cells copy then divide to create sex cells |