How Plant Cells Work

Surrounds the plant cell and maintains the cell shape and structure.

• Cell wall

• Cell membrane

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

Makes food for the plant cell.

• Ribosome

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

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The "garbage can" of the cell; digestion and waste removal.

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• lysosome

• nucleus

Controls what goes in and out of the cell.

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• organelle

• cell

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Houses gel-like fluids that support cell organelles and holds them in place.

• cytoplasm

• endoplasmic reticulum (e.r.)

• golgi bodies

• nucleus

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The control center for the cell.

• ribosome

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• cell membrane

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Place where materials are processed and moved around inside the cell.

• endoplasmic reticulum (e.r.)

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

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Makes protein for the cell.

• ribosome

• mitochondria

• endoplasmic reticulum

• cell membrane

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Storage space for water, wastes, food, and other cellular material

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• vacuoles

The "powerhouse" of the cell; breaks down food to make energy for the cell.

• organelles

• cell

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

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