Parts of a Cell

The jelly-like fluid inside of the cell. It holds the organelles in place.

• cytoplasm

• chloroplasts

• cell membrane

• cytokinesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Responsible for packaging, modifying, and moving substances from the cell.

• mitochondria

• Golgi apparatus

• smooth ER

• rough ER

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Jelly bean shaped structures that break down food molecules and release energy.

• chloroplasts

• lysosomes

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The control center of the cell. It houses DNA.

• nucleus

• nucleolus

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A structure that makes ribosomes. Found in the nucleus.

• smooth ER

• nucleolus

• nucleus

• rough ER

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This is an organelle that loops back and forth and detoxifies the cell.

• rough ER

• smooth ER

• lysosomes

• Golgi

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

These are liquid filled spaces found in animal cells.

• lysosomes

• vacuoles

• ribosomes

• chloroplasts

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

These are round organelles that digest waste, old cell parts and food.

• ribosomes

• lysosomes

• chloroplasts

• vacuoles

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This is a rigid structure that provides support to plant cells.

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• cell gateway

• central vacuole

These organelles contain green chlorophyll. They make food for plants.

• lysosmes

• chloroplasts

• ribosomes

• vacuoles

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6