Cell Organelles Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Vacuole | Stores water and nutrients |
Nucleus | Control center of the cell. (DNA is found here) |
Cytoplasm | Liquid or fluid inside the cell - all the organelles float in this. |
Mitochondria | called the powerhouse of the cell, breaks down glucose into usable energy, cellular respiration |
Golgi apparatus or golgi bodies | these package and ship materials out ('UPS' of the cell) |
Lysosome | 'trash can' of the cell, digests the food |
Cell Membrane | controls what enters and leaves the cells |
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) | Transportation highway for the cell (makes molecules and moves them around the cell) |
Ribosome | Site of protein synthesis (make protein) |
Cell Wall | Gives plant cells structure and support (also bacteria & fungi) |
Chloroplast | Make sugar during photosynthesis in ALL plants and photosynthetic protists and bacteria. |
Cilia | tiny hair-like projections used for movement/locomotion |
Flagella | whiplike structure used for movement/locomotion |
DNA (chromatin) | genetic material found in the nucleus |
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