Cell Term Word Scramble
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Cell membrane | The outer protective covering of the cell. Also called plasma membrane. It is semipermeable. (Acts like a door.) |
Cytoplasm | Semifluid inside the cell. (Comparable to the air inside of a factory.) |
Organelles | Structures found inside a cell that help the cell to function. |
Nucleus | The brain of the cell because it controls the functions of the cell including mitosis. (The main office of the factory.) |
Nucleolus | One or more small round bodies located inside the nucleus and important in cell reproduction. (Manager of the factory. ) |
Chromatin | Located in the nucleus and made of DNA and proteins. |
Mitochondria | Rod shaped organelles. Called the furnace or powerhouse of the cell because the breakdown nutrients to produce energy. (Power Generators in the factory.) |
Vacuoles | Structures that allow waste molecules and larger enzymes to pass through the cell membrane. (Similar to the doors of a factories loading dock) |
Golgi apparatus | Structure that produces, stores and packages secretions for discharge from the cell. (Similar to the doors of a loading dock allowing large enzymes and waste molecules to pass through the cell membrane.) |
Endoplasmic reticulum | Fine network of tubular structures. Allows for transport of material into and out of the nucleus and aids in the production of proteins. (Similar to a conveyor belt in a factory moving construction materials (ribosome) into and out of the nucleus.) |
Lysosomes | Oval structures that contain digestive enzymes that digest and destroy old cells, bacteria and foreign material. (Janitor of the cell. Helps to clean up.) |
DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid (building plans for the cell) |
Ribosomes | Organelles that help build proteins. (Assembly teams of the factory.) |
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