Plant and Animal Cells Vocabulary

This is the brain of the cell. It controls the cell’s activities.

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

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This is the jelly-like substance that holds and protects the cell’s organelles.

• Cytoplasm

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast.

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This is a large sac that holds food, water, and waste.

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Vacuole

• Golgi Apparatus

These structures are known as the powerhouse of the cell because they release energy.

• Cell Membrane

• Mitochondria

• Ribosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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This green structure is found only in plant cells and uses energy from the sun to make food.

• Cell Wall

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

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This structure packages and moves proteins through the cell.

• Golgi Apparatus

• Cell Membrane

• Ribosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This is the outer layer of an animal cell, and it controls movement in and out of the cell.

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Golgi Apparatus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

There are two types of this structure: a smooth and a rough one.

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Ribosomes

• Chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

These organelles build or synthesize proteins for the cell.

• Golgi Apparatus

• Cytoplasm

• Ribosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This is the outer layer of a plant cell. It supports the cell.

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Wall

• Nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2