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What are prokaryotic cells?
Cells without a nucleus, that are single cellular and can contain loops of DNA & plasmids.
What are eukaryotic cells? 
Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
What does mitochondria do for the cell?
respiration.
What is a nucleus in a cell?
The central organelle that contains the cell's DNA and controls cellular activities.
What is a cytoplasm?
The jelly-like substance inside a cell that controls chemical reactions within the cell.
What is a chloroplast?
An organelle found in plant cells that is responsible for photosynthesis.
What are ribosomes?
They make proteins.
What is a cell membrane?
Controls what comes into the cell and what leaves.
What is a cell wall? 
A rigid layer that surrounds the cell membrane of plant cells and provides support and protection.
What is a vacuole?
contains cell sap & structures the cell.
What is the cell wall made of and what does it do?
Cellulose; provides structural support and protection for plant cells.