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Science Cells Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The structure that surrounds the cytoplasm and nucleus of plant and animal cells. | Cell Membrane |
| The stiff structure outside the cell membrane in a plant cell. | Cell Wall |
| An organelle located in the cytoplasm in plant cells that contains chlorophyll. | Chloroplasts |
| Located in the nucleus, they contain the code that controls the cell and transmits heredity charateristics. | Chromosomes |
| A jellylike substance filling the cell that provides energy in the cell. | Cytoplasm |
| An organelle found throughout the cytoplasm that transports material through a cell. | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| An organelle that manufactures and moves material in the cytoplasm of a cell. | Golgi Bodies |
| A membrane-enclosed organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. | Mitochondria |
| A thin layer that surrounds the nucleus and separates it from the rest of the cell. | Nuclear Membrane |
| The control center for most of a cell's activities. | Nucleus |
| An organelle located on the endoplasmic reticulum that provides protein for the cells | Ribosomes |
| An organelle in the cytoplasm that stores water, food, and wastes in a cell that helps get rid of waste. | Vacuole |
| Do not have a nucleus. | Prokaryote |
| Do have a nucleus. | Eukaryote |
| The process by which a cell separates the chromosomes in its cell nucleus into two identical sets, in two separate nuclei. | Mitosis |
| A special type of cell division necessary for sexual reproduction in eukaryotes. | Meiosis |
| A molecule that may bind chemically to other molecules to form a polymer. | Monomer |
| A very large, broad classes of compounds, both natural and synthetic, with a wide variety of properties. | Polymer |
| A carbohydrate is an organic compound that consists only of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. | Carbohydrates |
| A group of naturally occurring molecules that include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins. | Lipids |
| It is large biological molecules consisting of one or more chains of amino acids. | Proteins |
| It is large biological molecules essential for all known forms of life. | Nucleic Acids |