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Cell Parts - LaSalle
Cell Part Vocab: Learning the parts of the cell
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cell Membrane | Protects the cell and controls what enters and leaves the cell |
| Cell Wall | Thick cellulose outer covering of the plant cell |
| Chloroplast | Captures energy from sunlight to produce food for the cell. *Contains green pigment (color) *only in plant cells |
| Cytoplasm | Gel-like substance in which cell parts move and where many of the cell’s life activities take place |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum(ER) | Network of passage ways that carry material from one part to another. |
| Golgi Bodies | Stores, packages, and transports newly made proteins until they can be released through the cell membrane. “Post Office” |
| Lysosome | Small organelles containing chemicals that break down food parts and old cells |
| Mitochondria | Produces energy for the cell to use by breaking down substances“The energizer battery of the cell” |
| Nucleus | Controls the cell and directs all the cells activities |
| Nuclear membrane(envelope) | Ribosome make protein in the nucleolus |
| Ribosome | Protein producing factories. Protein produces chemical messages that run a cell |
| Vacuole | Storage for food, water, and waste. Plants only have one and animals have several small ones. |