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parts of cells

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Mitochondria: Rod-shaped structures that convert energy from food into energy for the cell, nicknamed the “powerhouse”
Cytoplasm: jelly-like substance that fills all the open areas in the cell.
Ribosomes: small grain-shaped organelles that produce proteins.
Nucleus: Control center of the cell, directs all of the cells activities.
Chromatin: thin strands of material that fill the nucleus, contains information for directing the cells function.
Golgi apparatus: receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the ER, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell or outside the cell wall.
Endoplasmic Reticulum: The ER forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another.
Chloroplasts: captures energy from the sunlight and changes it to a form of energy cells can use in making food.
Vacuole: stores water, food, and other materials needed by the cell, they can also carry waste products until it is removed.
Lysosomes: Contains substances that break down large food particles into smaller ones.
Organelles: the general name of tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions within the cell.
Cell Membrane controls which substances pass into and out of a cell.
Cell Wall: A rigid layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms, it protects and supports the cell.
Nuclear Membrane the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell. Also called the nuclear envelope. **Not in the textbook**
Nucleolus: small round structure in the nucleus where ribosomes are made.
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