Only plant cells have a cell wall.

Animals cells do not contain chloroplasts.

Chloroplasts are membrane sacs of the plant cell that contain chlorophyll.

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​organized material found between the nucleus and the cell membrane of a plant and animal cell


​an organelle in a eukaryotic cell that is responsible for sorting and packaging proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum from the cell
cytoplasm​


golgi apparatus​


​an organelle in the cytoplasm of almost all eukaryotic cells that produces energy for the cell



mitochondrion​


​the encased structure found in the nucleus, which contains genetic material that is essential for all forms of life

a eukaryotic organelle in the cell that has a tubular system and transports proteins and other carbohydrates to other organelles​


​nucleolus


endoplasmic reticulum​


​the smallest unit of all living organisms


cell​

the delicate boundary of the cell made up of proteins and substances called lipids​



​cells that do not have a nucleus


​cell membrane


​prokaryotic 

cells that have a nucleus​


eukaryotic ​

​a sequence of genetic material that is either DNA or RNA found on a chromosome


​the complete set of genetic material in a cell or organism



​gene


genome


​a specialized part of a cell that has a specific function and is similar to an organ


​organelle

a strand from a double helix where genetic instruction is encoded and used in the developing and functioning of a living organism​


one of the rod-like structures usually arranged in 23 pairs, found in the nucleus and contains genetic material that determines the physical characteristics an offspring inherits from its parents

​DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) 


Chromosome ​

the spherical organelle that contains chromosomes and other genetic material needed to control cell growth and reproduction​



​nucleus



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