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| Is like a screen, controls what substances pass into and out of a cell. |
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| Rigid outer layer around cells of plants that helps protect and support the cell, made of a strong material called cellulose that lets in water and oxygen. |
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| The basic building blocks of life. |
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| The plant cell contains green structures that capture energy to make food. (photosynthesis) |
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All organisms are made of cells
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Cells are the basic unit of life
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All cells come from existing cells
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| Thick, clear, gel-like fluid that fills otherwise empty space between organelles. |
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| "Brain" of the cell. Largest of all organelles and is the control center. Contains DNA. |
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| produce proteins and other important products and is an internal delivery system |
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| uses oxygen to transform the energy in food to a form the cell can use to carry out its activities |
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| surronds and protects the nucleus |
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found inside the nucleus
makes ribosomes |
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| temporararily stores different substances in the cell |
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