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Cell Parts Vocab

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Definition
Prokaryote   These cells do not contain a nucleus. Example- bacteria  
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Eukaryote   These types of cells have a nucleus. Example- plant, animal  
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Nucleus   The control center of the cell, where DNA is housed.  
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Ribosome   Organelle that is the site of protein synthesis.  
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Cell membrane   The semi-permeable boundary found in all cells that regulates what enters and leaves the cell.  
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Cell wall   Found only in plant cells, helps protect and support the cell.  
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Vacuole   Storage containers for food and water. One large on in plants, many small ones in animals.  
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Cytoplasm   Made mostly of water, gelatinous substance that the organelles of the cell are found in.  
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Chloroplast   Found only in plant cells, site of photosynthesis.  
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Golgi body   This organelle modifies, packages, and sorts proteins.  
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Endoplasmic reticulum   Organelle sometimes covered with ribosomes, sometimes not. Act as a tunnel transport system through the cytoplasm.  
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Mitochondria   Organelle where cellular respiration takes place. (Turning sugar into energy.)  
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Lysosome   Small saclike structures filled with digestive enzymes, help clean up the cell.  
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Cilia/Flagella   Hair like projections that help with movement  
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Cell   The basic unit of life  
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Organelle   A specialized cell structure that carries out specific functions  
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