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Cell Structure and Function

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cell membrane   a thin, protective covering around a cell  
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cytoplasm   a jellylike substance that fills a cell  
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organelle   a part in a cell that floats in the cytoplasm and helps the cell carry out life functions  
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nucleus   the part of a cell that controls all the other parts..(plural ..nuclei)  
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mitochondria   structures in a cell that release most of a cells energy ..(singular...mitochondrion)  
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vacuole   a structure in a cell that stores food, water, or wastes  
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chloroplast   a part in a plant cell that uses sunlight to make food  
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cell wall   a thick, stiff covering around some cells, such as plant cells  
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tissue   a group of cells that work together to do a certain job  
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organ   a group of tissues that work together to do a certain job  
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mitosis   the division of the nucleus of a cell  
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chromosome   a thick strand of nuclear material that passes on traits from the parent cell to the daughter cells during cell reproduction  
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meiosis   the type of cellular reproduction that produces sex cells  
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ribosomes   organelles that make proteins for the cell  
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endoplasmic reticulum   a network of tubes inside a cell that helps in protein synthesis and transport  
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Golgi bodies   flattened, folded sacs that package and move materials within a cell  
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lysosomes   cell parts that contain chemicals that breakdown substances and old cell parts that the cell doesn't need  
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cell   the basic unit of structure and function in all living things  
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