Plant and Animal Cell Vocabulary

Membrane bound structure inside a cell that performs a special function

• organ

• organelle

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a barrier that encloses the cytoplasm and controls what enters and exits the cell

• cell membrane

• cell wall

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structure only in eukaryotic cells that contain DNA

• ribosome

• nucleolus

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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jelly like material inside the outer membrane that holds the nucleus, organelles and other components of the cell

• cytoplasm

• cell wall

• cell membrane

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organelle in the cytoplasm that functions in energy production: "the power factory"

• ribosome

• Golgi body

• mitochondrion

• nucleus

large, water filled organelle in all plant and fungal cells and some animal and bacterial cells

• ribosome

• vacuole

• mitochondrion

• Golgi body

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

organelle only in plants that is the site of photosynthesis

• cell wall

• ribosome

• endoplasmic reticulum

• chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

tough, protective barrier that surrounds the outer membrane of plant cells

• cell wall

• cell membrane

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a chemical reaction where plants transform radiant energy into chemical energy and create glucose (food)

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

• convection

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

It is called the "powerhouse" of a cell.

• nucleus
• mitochondrion
• lysososme
• ribosome

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