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Cell Vocabulary

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Cell Vocabulary

by John Fischang
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Cell

-Membrane covered structures that contain all of the materials necessary for life. All living things are made of cells.

Cell Membrane

-thin, semi-permeable layer that controls what goes in and out of the cell
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Cell Wall

- only located in plant cells, give the plants structure

Chloroplasts

- an organelle found in plant cells in which photosynthesis occurs

Cytoplasm

- the jelly-like inner part of the cell that suspends the organelles
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Nucleus

- Usually the largest organelle in a cell, contains the DNA Material. Also known as the "brain" of the cell.
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Organelle

- specialized structure within a cell that performs a specific function that enables the cell to live and reproduce
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Vacuole

- site of water storage in a plant cell
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