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Cells
7th grade protist and organelles.
Term | Definition |
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Protist | A (normally) single celled organism with a nucleus. |
Amoeba | Protist that hunts using pseudopods. |
Paramecium | Protist that eats others with a gullet and moves using cilia. |
Euglena | Protist with chloroplasts and a single flagella. |
Volvox | Protist that lives in colonies and uses photosynthesis to make sugar. |
cilia | organelle that looks like hair, helps some protists move around. |
flagellum | organelle that is a whip-like structure used for moving around. |
Gullet | A mouth like organelle of some protists. |
Contractile Vacuole | an organelle that shoots out or excretes extra water and waste. |
food vacuole | organelle that helps break down or digest food, can also store nutrients. |
cytoplasm | clear gel like organelle that fills up the inside of the cell, other organelles float in it. |
cell membrane | the outside of the cell, a semipermeable membrane that allows some things to pass in or out and offers support and protection for the cell. |
stigma | the eyespot of some protists used to help detect the sun. |
cytoplasmic streaming | when the cytoplasm of a cell flows like a river. |
pseudopod | the (fake foot) organelle that stretches out to move and hunt for amoeba. |
chloroplast | organelle that uses sunlight to turn water and CO2 into sugar and oxygen. |
organelle | a structure with a function in a cell. |
mitochondria | organelle known as the powerhouse of the cell. It takes sugar and oxygen and burns it for energy, making CO2 and Water in the process. |
Ribosome | Organelle that makes proteins, the factory of the cell. |
Nucleus | The organelle in the center of the cell. The brain that stores DNA |
Nucleolus | Organelle inside of the nucleus that creates ribosomes. |
Cell Wall | Organelle only for plant cells, built outside the cell to provide support and protection. Allows trees to grow really tall. |
Lysosome | organelle that recycles older or broken parts inside a cell. |
Eye Spot | An organelle that helps some cells detect changes in light levels. |
Nuclear Membrane | The Semi-Permeable membrane of the nucleus |