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Unit 3 Parts of a Cell
Question | Answer |
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Surrounds the cell and controls what enters and leaves the cell | cell membrane |
releases energy the cell uses to do its job | mitochondria |
enclosed in a membrane and directs all of the cell's activities | nucleus |
surrounds and protects a plant cell. Helps the plant keep its shape. | cell wall |
stores water, nutrients, and wastes | vacuole |
uses energy from sunlight to make sugar which is food for the plant | chloroplast |
jellylike substance that gives the cell shape and holds the cell's parts | cytoplasm |
the basic unit of structure and function of a living thing | cell |
tiny cell parts that carry out specific functions in the cell | cell organelle |
packages and distributes materials to other parts of the cell | golgi bodies |
passageways in the cell that carry materials from one part of the cell to another | endoplasmic reticulum |
living things | organisms |
unable to be seen with the unaided eye | microscopic |
the first scientist to study cells with a microscope | Robert Hooke |