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Parts of a cell

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Cell membrane

Thin, flexible layer around the cell that controls what goes in and out.

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Cell membrane

Thin, flexible layer around the cell that controls what goes in and out.

Nucleus

Holds the cell’s DNA and directs the cell’s activities.

Mitochondria

Release energy from food through cellular respiration, making ATP.

Ribosome

Builds proteins from amino acids.

Chloroplast

Captures light energy for photosynthesis in plant and algae cells.

Cell wall

Stiff outer layer that supports and protects plant, fungus and bacteria cells.

Vacuole

Stores water, food and waste. Plant cells have one large central one.

Endoplasmic reticulum

Network of membranes that moves materials through the cell. The rough kind is dotted with ribosomes.

Golgi apparatus

Sorts, packages and ships proteins and lipids.

Lysosome

Breaks down waste and worn-out cell parts with digestive enzymes.

Prokaryote

A cell with no nucleus, like a bacterium.

Eukaryote

A cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, like plant and animal cells.

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