All About Cells Vocabulary Review

Life Science - Middle School

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Key Vocabulary Terms © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4732 Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources. cell membrane the layer inside the cell wall of plants which controls what substances enter and leave the cell; the outer protective layer of all animal cells cell wall the rigid outer layer of plant cells that provides support chloroplast an organelle that captures energy from the sun and converts it into food chromatin material in the cell’s nucleus that contains DNA and carries genetic information for directing cell functions cytoplasm a jelly-like substance found inside a cell that supports and protects the organelles of a cell endoplasmic reticulum a transport system of tubes and channels connecting organelles in the cell Golgi body an organelle that directs different materials made in the cell to where they need to go lysosomes cell organelles that contain chemicals (enzymes) to break down food and recycle waste materials mitochondrion a rod-like organelle that produces most of the energy that is used by a cell nuclear pores tiny openings that allow materials to pass in and out of the nucleus nucleolus a organelle that produces ribosomes nucleus contains the genetic material (DNA) and serves as the control center of the cell ribosomes the organelles that produce proteins needed by the cell vacuole sacs that contain water and store nutrients and waste products
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