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Cells Study Guide
Cells Review
Question | Answer |
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Basic units of structure and function in living things. | CELL |
A group of tissues that work together to do a special job. | ORGAN |
Tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions within the cell. | ORGANELLES |
A group of cells that look alike and work together. | TISSUE |
A group of organs that work together to do a special job. | ORGAN SYSTEM |
Large, oval structure that directs all of the cell's activities. | NUCLEUS |
Clear, jellylike substance that holds the organelles in place. | CYTOPLASM |
Storage area of a cell. | VACUOLE |
Small round structures that function as factories to produce proteins. | RIBOSOMES |
Thin structure that surrounds a cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell. | CELL MEMBRANE |
Capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell. | CHLOROPLAST |
Rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds plant cells. | CELL WALL |
Rice-shaped structures that produce energy for a cell. | MITOCHONDRIA |
Green material that gives a plant its green color. | CHLOROPHYLL |
A maze of passageways that carries proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another. | ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM |
Digest wastes and worn out cell parts as well as break down food. | LYSOSOME |
Package and move proteins to other parts of the cell. | GOLGI BODY |
Instrument that makes small objects look larger. | MICROSCOPE |