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cell parts vocab. 1
Question | Answer |
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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 |
nucleus | the control center for the cell |
ribosomes | part of the cel where proteins are made |
vacuole | A 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 on 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 |