B.5.B Cells Vocabulary

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Prokaryote

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A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

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Eukaryote

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A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

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Mitochondria

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Organelle that converts chemical energy into compounds more convenient for the cell to use.

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Chloroplast

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Organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy

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Cell wall

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A plant cell organelle that provides shape and structure

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Cell Membrane

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Thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell

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Ribosomes

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Organelle that produces proteins, these organelles can be free-floating or attached to the Rough ER

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Cytoplasm

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A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended

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Nucleus

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Control center of the cell

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Plant cell

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Type of Eukaryotic cell that will contain Chloroplasts and a cell wall, typically square or rectangular shape