Health and the Physical Body 1-3

Front

_______ are sometimes called the building blocks of life.

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Cells

Front

There are many, many different types of cells.

Back

True

Front

A thin, flexible layer of a cell that separates the inside of the cell from the outside of the cell and controls what goes into and out of the cell is called the

Back

cell membrane

Front

Small parts inside the cell membrane that have specific jobs are called

Back

organelles

Front

A colorless gel (usually 80% water) inside all cells that holds organelles

Back

cytoplasm

Front

The __________ is the control center of the cell and determines everything about the cell

Back

nucleus

Front

The ________ is the powerhouse of the cell that turns food into energy

Back

mitochondria

Front

Tiny factories that make things a cell needs, like proteins to build new structures or repair damage

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ribosomes

Front

A transportation network that takes molecules in the cell to where they need to go

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endoplasmic reticulum – ER

Front

The ___________ inspects, packages, and sends molecules to where they need to go in the cell like a the post office

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Golgi apparatus