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Cell membrane/Plasma membrane
Covers the outside of the cell, controls what can get in and out of the cell
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Cytoplasm
Jelly like fluid which contains all the organelles
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Ribosome
Makes protein for the cell
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Nucleus
Controls the cells activities
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Smooth E.R.
Transports carbohydrates and lipids throughout the cell
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Rough E.R.
Transports proteins throughout the cell
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Golgi Apparatus
Packages and distributes proteins
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Nuclear envelope
Protects the nucleus and controls what can get in and out
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Chromosome
Made of DNA and contains the genes
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Nucleolus
Located inside the nucleus, makes new ribosomes
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Mitochondrion
Makes energy by using glucose and oxygen to make ATP for the cell
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Chloroplast
Uses sunlight and water to build new molecules of glucose for a plant
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Cell wall
Rigid support structure made of cellulose on the outside of plant cells
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Lysosome
Contains digestive enyzmes
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Cytoskeleton
Network of protein fibers that gives cell shape and anchors organelles
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Centriole
Helps to move the chromosomes during cell division
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Flagellum
Single whip-like tail used for movement
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cilium
Many fine hairs used for movement or getting food into "mouth"
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Vacuole
Stores water, minerals, wastes. Very large in plants.
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Amyloplast
Plastids that stores starch in some plant cells
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pseudopodia
Oozing projections of cell that amoeba organisms move with
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Chromoplast
Plastids that store colorful pigments (not green/chlorophyll) in plant cells