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Cells and Energy
| 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 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 compund 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 cells (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 |
| Melosis | type of cellular reproduction where cells copy then divide to create sex cells. |