Unit 1 Lessons 1 and 2 Cells and their Functions

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

• Chloroplasts

• Nucleus

• Vacuole

• Ribosome

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

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Cell Wall

• Golgoi Apparatus

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These organelles build or synthesize proteins for the cell.

• Cytoplasm

• Muscles

• Lysosomes

• Ribosomes

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

• Chromatin

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Golgi Apparatus

• Mitochondria

• Muscles

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Golgi Apparatus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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

• Cell Wall

• Vacuole

• Chloroplasts

• Stomata

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This organelle packages and moves proteins through the cell.

• Golgi Apparatus

• Cell Membrane

• Ribosomes

• Nucleus

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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.

• Chlorophyll

• Chloroplasts

• Cell membrane

• Cell Wall

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplasts

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2