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Plant/Animal Cellls
Biology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cell wall | thick outer layer that surrounds the cell membranes of plants and some simple organisms. |
| cell membrane (also called plasma membrane) | thin structure that surrounds a cell |
| chloroplast | organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll |
| cytoplasm | gel like substance inside the cell where most of the cell's activities take place. |
| endoplasmic reticulum | small network of tubes inside a cell that substances move along. |
| Golgi body | organelle that packages and send material to other places in the cell |
| lysosome | small round structure that breaks down nutrient molecules and old cell parts. |
| mitochondrion | structure that releases energy for a cell. |
| nuclear membrane | thin structure that surrounds and protects the nucleus |
| nucleus | control center of a cell. |
| organelle | small structure in the cytoplasm that does a special job. |
| ribosome | small round structure that makes proteins |
| vacuole | space in the cytoplasm that stores different substances a cell needs to survive. |