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Cell vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |