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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cell Membrane | Protects the cell from things that shouldn't enter the cell by allowing only certain specific materials to pass through while keeping others out. |
| Cell Wall | Gives the cell its shape and provides protection; not found in animal cells. |
| Chloroplasts | Site of photosynthesis. Where food for plant cells is made. |
| Chromosomes | Rod-shaped bodies that carry genetic information. |
| Cytoplasm | Watery/jelly like material which contains many of the materials. |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum | Serves as a pathway for the transport of materials throughout the cell. |
| Golgi Bodies | An organelle that receives proteins, packages them, and distributes them |
| Mitochondria | Powerhouse of the cell. Produces energy. |
| Nuclear Membrane | The nuclear membrane surrounds the nucleus, protects the nucleus, and lets things in and out of the the cell. |
| Nucleus | Directs all cell actions, including reproduction. |
| Ribosomes | Produces proteins. |
| Vacuole | Stores water, food, waste and more for a plant cell. |
| Prokaryote | A cell without a nucleus. |
| Eukaryote | A cell with a nucleus. |
| Mitosis | Normal cell division, which goes on throughout life in all parts of the body |
| Meisos | The special cell division that creates the gametes(sperms and eggs). |
| Monomer | Small unit that can join together with other small units. |
| Polymer | Large compounds formed from combinations of many monomers. |
| Carbonhydrates | Compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body. |
| Lipids | Made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats, oils, and waxes. |
| Proteins | substance that has amino acids, compounds and carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes sulfur and is found in many foods. |
| Nucleic Acids | molecules used to store, transfer, and modify genetic information. |