Cell Organelles and Functions

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What is the function of chloroplasts?

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Only found in plants, chloroplasts make food through photosynthesis.

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What is the role of cytoplasm in a cell?

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Cytoplasm suspends organelles in the cell and is the gel-like fluid that fills plant and animal cells.

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What structure do plant cells have that animal cells do not?

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Chloroplasts.

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What is cytoplasm compared to?

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Cytoplasm is like JELL-O, a gel-like fluid that fills cells.

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What is a vacuole?

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A sac-like structure used to store water and nutrients, much larger in plant cells.

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What is the powerhouse of the cell?

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Mitochondria, which makes ATP.

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What is the function of ribosomes?

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Ribosomes are responsible for making proteins.

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What is the cell membrane?

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A protective barrier that surrounds the cell, controlling what enters and exits.

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What is the function of the cell wall?

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Provides support and protection to plant cells.

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What is the Golgi body?

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An organelle that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids for secretion.