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The Cell
Cell Vocabulary terms for 7th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cell wall | Protects/supports plant cell (Wall or privacy fence) |
| Cell membrane | Allows certain materials to move in/out of cell (screen) |
| Cytoplasm | Gelatin-like mixture that flows inside cell membrane (air) |
| Vacuole | Stores water, substances; one large one in plants smaller ones in animals (storage bag) |
| Nucleus | Control all cell activities contains heredity/genetic material, DNA ( city government offices; brain) |
| Nucleolus | Produces ribosomes (brain of brain - mayor) |
| Ribosome | Makes protein (factory) |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum | Folded membrane moves materials around in cells (roads) |
| Golgi bodies | Package and move substances inside and out of the cell (packaging/shipping center) |
| Lysosome | Breaks down/digests substances inside cell (fuel refinery;waste processing plant, clean up crew - Lysol |
| Mitochondrion | Releases energy from food (power plant - battery) |
| Chloroplasts | Captures or taps light energy to make food for plants; contains chlorophyll (solar panel) |