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cells
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cell | basic unit of structure and function in living things |
| cell membrane | thin structure that surrounds a cell |
| cytoblasm | all the living material inside a cell except the nucleus |
| nucleus | control center of cell |
| cellulose | hard, nonliving material that makes up the cell wall of a plant cell |
| cell wall | outer, nonliving part of a plant cell |
| chlorophyll | green material in chloroplasts that is needed for plants to make food |
| chloroplast | green structure in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll |
| diffusion | movement of material from an area where molecules are crowded to an area where they are less crowded |
| osmosis | movement of water through a membrane |
| cell division | process by which cells reproduce |
| chromosomes | cell parts that determine what traits a living thing will have |
| daughter cells | new cells produced by cell division |
| mitosis | division of the nucleus |
| plasma | liquid part of blood |
| tissue | group of cells that look alike and work together |
| organ | a group of tissues that work together to do a special job |
| organ system | group of organs that work together |
| asexual reproduction | reproduction that only needs one parent |
| sexual reproduction | reproduction that requires male and female parents |
| offspring | kids/children |
| mitochondria | rice-shaped structures that produce energy for a cell |
| organelles | small structures in the cytoplasm that do special jobs |
| ribosomes | small round structures that make proteins |
| vacuoles | stores wastes |
| stoma | tiny opening created by a guard cell in a green leaf |
| endoplasmic reticulum | transport system of the cell- like highways |
| nuclear membrane | membrane around the nucleus |
| 3 jobs of the cell membrane | protect, give shape, let materials in and out |