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Cell vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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grow | size and # of cells |
reproduce | sexual and asexual |
respond | motion subtle-plant grows towards sun |
homostasis | maintain internal life sustaining conditions |
metabolize | take in and break down nutrition to make energy |
evolve | change to survive in different environments |
multicelular | a living thing that has lots of cells |
single cellular | a living thing that only has one cell |
cytoplasm | gelatinlike mixtures that flows inside the cell membrane |
cell membrane | outer most covering of a cell unless their is a cell wall |
nuclease | directs all cell activity |
endoplasmic reticulum | a series of folded membrane |
ribosome | makes protein |
mitochondrion | releases energy stored food |
chloroplast | gives leaves their color |
cell wall | tough, rigid, outer covering that protects cells |
control vacuole | stores water, waste products, food and other cellular material |
Golgi bodies | stacked, flattened membranes |
organells | breaks down food molecules, cell wastes and worn out cell parts |