Cellular Structures Vocabulary Cards
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Cell (Noun)
The smallest unit of a living organism (PLANT OR ANIMAL).
“I am made up of cells!”
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Tissue (Noun)
A group of cells that perform one function.
“My cells form many tissuesin my body!”
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Prokaryotic CellSingle-celled organisms with no nucleus. They were the first life forms on Earth.
“The bacteria in my body are
prokaryotic cells!”
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Eukaryotic CellPlant and animal cells that have a nucleus,
membrane, and organelles.
“A tree and I are made of eukaryotic cells!”
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Organelle (Noun)
A structure inside a cell that performs one function.
“A cell has many organellesworking inside it.”
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Nucleus (Noun)
An organelle that controls cell’s activities. The “boss”…
“The nucleus of a cell is like the
brain in my body!”
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Nucleolus (Noun)
Produces and stores RNA of the cell inside the nucleus.
“The nucleus has a nucleolus inside!”
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Chromosome (Noun)
Chromosomes are rod-shaped structures found in the nucleus and made up of DNA molecules.
“Chromosomes can be found in the nucleus of a
cell.”
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DNA MoleculesGenetic material that contain and store instructions for the cell’s activities.
“DNA molecules are found in the cell’s
chromosomes.”
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RNA MoleculesGenetic material that processes instructions of DNA molecules in the ribosomes.
“RNA molecules make proteins in ribosomes using
DNA molecules.”
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Ribosome (Noun)
Ribosomes are organelles that make proteins using RNA molecules inside chromosomes.
“Ribosomes make the cell’s proteins.”
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Endoplasmic ReticulumAn organelle that transports proteins inside the cell.
“The endoplasmic
reticulummoves proteins inside a cell.”
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Golgi BodyAn organelle that creates a layer around proteinsbefore they leave the cell.
“Proteins are protected by the
golgi bodybefore they exit a
cell.”
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Lysosome (Noun)
Lysosomes are organelles that use enzymes to break down proteins.
“Proteins inside a cell are broken down by
lysosomes .”
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Vacuole (Noun)
Vacuaoles are organelles where proteins are storedbefore they are broken down by lysosomes.
“Proteins are kept in vacuoles before they are used by
lysosomes .”
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Mitochondrion (Noun)
Mitochondria are organelles that make energy for the cell from food.
“The mitochondriaare like a cell’s
factories.”
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Cytoplasm (Noun)
A jelly-like fluid that surrounds the nucleus where all the cell’s activities take place.
“Organelles are found in the cell’s
cytoplasm .”
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Cell MembraneThe outer covering of a cell that decides what goes in and out.
“Proteins enter and leave a cell through the cell
membrane .”
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Cell WallA hard structure found only in plant cells that give them their shape.
“Plants are hard because their cells have cell walls .”
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Chloroplast (Noun)
Chloroplasts are organelles found only in plantsthat contain chlorophyll.
“Plants are green because their cells
have chloroplasts .”