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Bio Terms 4.4
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 most plant cells, a large, fluid-filled organelle that stores water, enzymes, metabolic waste and other materials. |
Plastid | -An organelle of plant cells that contains specific substances and performs specific functions for the cell; examples are chloroplasts/chloroplasts |
Chloroplast | -An organelle found in plan 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 a plants their characteristic green color, and that reacts with sunlight/carbon dioxide/water to form carbohydrates. |