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  • What jelly-like fluid fills the cell?
    Cytoplasm
  • In which form do fungi store carbohydrates
    Glycogen
  • Name two things plant cells have that animal cells don’t.
    Cell wall, chloroplasts (also large vacuole)
  • Which organelle is the site of photosynthesis?
    Chloroplast
  • What are stem cells
    Undifferentiated cells that can divide
  • What part of the cell controls what goes in and out?
    Cell membrane
  • Which organelle makes proteins?
    Ribosomes
  • What is the function of the vacuole?
    Storage (water, food, waste)
  • Name an advantage of using stem cells in medicine
    No risk of rejection
  • what is the substance that makes up the plant cell walls
    cellulose
  • What are the “powerhouses” of the cell?
    Mitochondria
  • Ribosomes can be found free in the cytoplasm or attached to which structure?
    RER
  • Which organelle makes energy for the cell?
    Mitochondria
  • What organelle contains DNA?
    Nucleus
  • Which structure gives plant cells a rigid shape?
    Cell wall
  • Name one similarity between plant and animal cells.
    Both have nucleus, mitochondria, cytoplasm, etc.
  • What is the control center of the cell?
    Nucleus
  • Animal cells have cell walls t/f
    False