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| Vocab Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell wall | the rigid structure surrounding the cells of plants, monerans, and some protists |
| Cytoplasm | the watery gel inside a cell |
| Vacuoles | a structure in the cytoplasm in which food and other substances are held |
| Nucleus | 1.the dense central part of an atom2.the control center of a cell |
| Nuclear membrane | the structure that surrounds and encloses the nucleus and controls what substance move in and out of the nucleus |
| Mitosis | the process in which one cell divides to form two identical new cells |
| Cell membrane | the structure that surrounds and encloses a cell and controls all the movement of substances in and out of the cell |
| Mitochondria | cell organelles in which energy is released from food |
| Chloroplasts | a tiny green organelle that contains chlorophyll and is found in plant and some prosits cells |
| Photosynthesis | the process by which green plants and other producers use light to make food |
| Diffusion | the tendency of subtances to move from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration |
| Osmosis | the defusion of water through a membrane |
| Meiosis | the process of cell division by which the number of chromesomes in sex cells is reduced to halfthe number of body cells |