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Vocab Lesson 4.4
Unique Features of Plant Cells
Term | Definition |
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Cell Wall | A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell |
Central Vacuole | In some protists and in most plant cells, a large, fluid-filled, organelle that stores water, enzymes, metabolic wastes, and other materials |
Plastid | An organelle of plant cells that contains specific substances and performs specific functions for the cell; examples include chloroplasts and chromoplasts |
Chloroplast | An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs |
Thylakoid | A membrane system found within chloroplasts that contains the components for photosynthesis |
Chlorophyll | A green pigment that is present in most plant cells, that gives plants their characteristic green color, and that reacts with sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to form carbohydrates |