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Cell parts
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Small specialized structure ('little organs') in cells | organelle |
| Structures formed from tublin which help organize cell division | centriole |
| Smallest structural and functional living unit | cells |
| saclike storage organelle in cells | vacuole |
| The control center for the cell (contains DNA) | nucleus |
| Organelles which convert chemical energy into a more usable form for cells | mitochondria |
| Summarizes information about cells by saying that all living things are composed of cell, which are the smallest structural & functional unit. and that new cells come from old cells | cell theory |
| Simple cells without a nucleus | prokaryote |
| Network of protein filaments which help cells maintain shape and aids in movement | cytoskeleton |
| Organelle found in plants which capture energy from the sun and convert into chemical energy through photosynthesis | chloroplast |
| Surrounds nucleus; has pores | nuclear envelope |
| site of protein production | ribosome |
| small dense region inside nucleus where ribosome assembly begins | nucleolus |
| composed of stack of membranes which modifies, sorts and packages proteins from ER for storage or transport | golgi apparatus |
| Two types: smooth and rough, involved in protein synthesis and has many enzymes for specialized tasks | Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) |
| The cleanup crew in a cell which breaks down materials | lysosome |
| Granular genetic material in nucleus | chromatin |
| The "liquid" part of the cell in which the organelles are contained | cytoplasm |
| condensed chromatin which pass on genetic information during cell division | chromosome |
| More complex cells that contain a nucleus | Eukaryote |