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Crookse 7S2
Seventh Grade Science Set 2
Question | Answer |
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A part within a cell that has a specific function or “job”. A cell contains many different types of these, each with different functions or jobs. | Organelle |
The part of a cell that separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment. Controls what enters and leaves the cell. | Cell Membrane |
The gel-like interior of a cell that contains the interior cell parts or structures. | Cytoplasm |
A part within a cell that is often called the “control center.” This part contains DNA. | Nucleus |
A tough outer coating that surrounds plant cells. This helps give plants structural support (like a skeleton does for animals). | Cell Wall |
A material that contains all the coded instructions for a cell to function (or do the cell’s job) and reproduce. | DNA |
A part within a cell that converts food into an energy source that can be used by cells. These are sometimes called the “powerhouses” of the cell. | Mitochondrion |
A tiny structure within a cell that makes proteins. | Ribosome |
A substance that cells use for energy. Cells make this from food. | ATP |
One of the building blocks of living things, especially in tissues such as skin and muscle. Meat products contain a lot of this. | Protein |
A process in which plants are able to use sunlight to chain together carbon dioxide from the air and create sugar. | Photosynthesis |
A part in a plant cell that is able to make glucose (a type of sugar) by photosynthesis. The place within a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place. | Chloroplast |