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Cell Parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cell | Smallest unit of structure and function in living things |
| chloroplast | Plant cell organelles in which light energy is changed into chemical energy in the form of sugar during the process of photosynthesis |
| lysosome | digests wastes and worn-out cell parts |
| Golgi Bodies | stacks of membrane-covered sacs that package and move proteins to the outside of the cell |
| cell wall | In plants, the rigid structure that surrounds a plant cell membrane and supports and protects it |
| cytoplasm | The gel-like substance inside the cell membrane that contains structures that carry out life processes |
| nucleus | directs the cell's activities |
| organelles | In eukaryotic cells, the structures within the cytoplasm that break down food, or move wastes, or stores materials, among other jobs |
| ribosomes | A cell organelle on which proteins are made |
| vacuole | Organelle that stores food, water, and waste products in the cell |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum | A cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another. |
| cell membrane | outer boundary of cell that allows food and oxygen to move into the cell and wastes to leave it |
| mitochondria | break down food molecules and release energy |