cell organelle vocabulary

what is a cell?

• The basic unit of structure and function in all living things

• The green pigment found inside the chloroplast

• "Powerhouses” of the cell. It converts the energy stored in food into a form of energy the cell can use.

• tiny structures within the cell that perform specific functions.

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cell membrane: A rigid layer of non-living material (cellulose) found outside the cell membrane of plant cells.

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what is chlorophyll?

• The gel-like fluid found inside the cell membrane.

• The green pigment found inside the chloroplast.

• The outer boundary of the cell that controls what substances enter and leave the cell.

• It is found in the nucleus and controls everything inside the cell

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chloroplast: green oval-shaped structures (contains chlorophyll) captures energy from sunlight and uses it to make food (photosynthesis)

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what is cytoplasm?

• “ Powerhouses” of the cell.

• The control center of the cell

• The gel-like fluid found inside the cell membrane

• Packaging plant of the cell.

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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid): The ”passageways” within the cell

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what is mitochondria?

• "Powerhouses” of the cell

• Storage areas of the cell, stores food, water, waste products

• The ”passageways” within the cell

• It is found in the nucleus and controls everything inside the cell.

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the nucleus is the "powerhouse" of the cell

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organelles are tiny structures within the cell that perform specific functions

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what is a vacuole?

• The green pigment found inside the chloroplast.

• The control center of the cell

• Storage areas of the cell, stores food, water, waste products

• The gel-like fluid found inside the cell membrane

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