Unit 10 Vocabulary

the basic unit of structure and function

• cell

• cell theory

• organelle

• nucleus

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theory revolving around the discovery of cells, created from information from multiple scientists

• mitochondria

• cell theory

• cytoplasm

• vacuole

small structure inside a cell that performs a specific function

• cell

• chloroplast

• organelle

• ribosome

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storage area for cells for food, water, and waste

• cell wall

• vacuole

• organelle

• cytoplasm

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controls what goes in and out of the cell, semi permeable

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

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gives structure to a plant cell

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• ribosome

• mitochondria

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makes food for the plant cell, site of photosynthesis

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• organelle

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converts energy from food into energy a cell can use

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

• ribosome

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contains genetic material and controls the cell functions

• nucleus

• vacuole

• cell

• cell theory

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responsible for making proteins

• ribosome

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• organelle

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