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Cell vocab for 10/3 Test
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- 1cell membraneseparates the inside of the cell from the rest of the world (a.k.a. cytoplasmic membrane or plasma membrane)
- 2cell walla stiff layer found in plant cells, outside the cell membrane
(green in diagram
at left)
- 3chloroplastsorganelles found in plants that contain chlorophyll (which produces energy from sunlight)
- 4chromoplastsorganelles that make and store pigments
(they are what makes that flower so pretty)
- 5chromosomesDNA, after it has been organized
(think of a completed puzzle, rather than a box of pieces)
- 6cilialittle wiggly things on the outside of the cell membrane that let the cell move or feel
- 7cytoplasmthe jelly inside the cell-y.
- 8cytoskeletona network that supports the cell
(made up of actin (red) and microtubules (green))
- 9endoplasmic reticulumfolds proteins and sends them to the Golgi apparatus
(proteins gotta be folded juuust right)
- 10flagellaa flagellum is a whip-like appendage a cell can use to move
(flagella is plural)
- 11Golgi apparatuspackages proteins before they leave the cell
(it looks like a pile of pitas)
- 12leucoplastscolorless organelles found in plants that store stuff
(starches, lipids, proteins, if you're interested)
- 13lysosomethe "trash can" of the cell
stores the waste products of the cell
- 14microtubulespart of the cytoskeleton, gives the cell structure and lets things move around the cell
- 15mitochondriathey make the energy for the cell
(Powerhouses!)
- 16nuclear membranea lipid membrane around the outside of the nucleus
it contains the nucleolus and the cell's genetic material - 17nucleolusmade of proteins and RNA, it transcribes RNA and starts making ribosomes
(nucleolus is the dark part)
- 18nucleusthe "control center" of the cell, it's where the DNA is stored
- 19ribosomesmake proteins
some are on the ER, some float freely in the cell (kind of like how some people work in offices, and some work from home) - 20vacuolefilled with water (and other stuff)
plant cells always have these, some animal cells have them
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- These are the cell terms you will need to know. I included some pictures and diagrams to make it stick.
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