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Cell Packet Answers
Cell Packet Answers
What is a cell?
The smallest unit that can perform all life
processes.
A cell is a membrane covered structure that
contains all of the materials necessary for life.
Most cells are too small to be seen with the
naked eye.
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Cell Membrane
A protective barrier
that encloses a cell.
It separates the
cells contents from
the environment.
The outermost
structure in cells
that lack a cell wall.
In cells that have a
cell wall, the cell
membrane lies just
inside the cell wall.
Cell Wall
A rigid
structure that
gives support
to a cell.
The cell wall is
the outermost
structure of a
cell.
Plants and
algae have
cells walls.
Cytoplasm
The fluid
inside a cell,
where
organelles are
found.
Nucleus
A large
organelle that
contains the
cells DNA, or
genetic
material.
Sometimes
called the
control center
of a cell.
Chloroplast
Organelles in plant
and algae cells in
which
photosynthesis
takes place.
Chloroplasts are
green because they
contain chlorophyll.
Photosynthesis is
the process by
which plant cells
make food.
Mitochondria
Mitochondria
is the
organelle in
which sugar
(food) is
broken down
to produce
energy.
Mitochondria
are sometimes
called the
power house
of the cell.
Vacuole
A vacuole is a
large vesicle
that stores
water and
other liquids.
A plant cell
has a large
vacuole,
animal cells
have smaller
vacuoles.