| Term | Definition |
|---|
| lysosomes | chemicals that break down large food |
| chloroplast | capture energy and sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell |
| golgi body | receves material through the endoplasmic reticulum and sends it to other parts of the cell |
| cell wall | rigid layer of non-living material that surrounds the cell of plants and some other organisms |
| cell membrane | control what substances come into and out of the cell |
| nucleus | control center of the cell, directs activities |
| nuclear membrane | protects the nucleus |
| endoplasmic reticulum | carries materials from one part of the cell to the other |
| ribosome | small "factories" that produce protein |
| mitochondria | most of the cell energy is produced within rod-shaped organelles |
| cytoplasm | area between cell membrane and nucleus |
| vacuole | mature plant cells have one large vacuole, stores water, food, waste, and other materials |
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