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tiny building blocks that make up all living things
CELL
gives color to materials
Pigment
to take in or soak up a substance
Absorb
special protein in your red blood cells
Haemoglobin
something that has a special function or task
Specialised
jelly-like substance inside a cell that helps keep all the cell parts
cytoplasm
it is located on the surface of plant roots
Root hair cell
the outer layer of a cell that helps protect it and control
CELL MEMBRANE
hair-like structures they help cleaning up and moving things
Cilia
features that are suited to the needs
adapted
is a thick, sticky substance. It protects the body.
Mucus
the layer of cells found on the underside of a leaf.
Lower epidermis
the part of the cell that acts like a control center
nucleus
the green substance in plants that helps them make food from sunlight
Chlorophyll
the large, central space in a plant cell that stores water
Sap vacuole
tiny power plants, giving the cell energy
mitochondria
the tiny parts in plant cells where sunlight is turned into food
chloroplast
use to see all parts of the cell more clearly
Stain
layer of cells located on the upper surface of the leaf
Upper epidermis
the thin, transparent layer of cells that form the covering of the vegetable
Onion Epidermis
carries electrical impulses away from the cell body
Axon
it receives signals from other neurons.
Dendrite
a layer of cells found in the middle of the leaf
Spongy layer
type of tissue that contains hair-like structures
Ciliated epithelium
responsible for the photosynthesis in a leaf
Palisade layer