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Inside an animal cell

Goal: Describe the job of each part of an animal cell.

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A cell has parts. Each part has its own job.

Pale blue cheek cells, each with a dark blue nucleus
Under a microscope. What cheek cells from inside a mouth look like, stained blue. The dark dot in each one is the nucleus.

Watch out: mitochondria release energy. Never write that they “make” energy.

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Cell Smallest building block of a living thing

Nucleus Controls the cell

Cytoplasm Jelly where reactions happen

Mitochondria Release energy by respiration

Stain Dye that makes cell parts show up

For teachers: AQA 3.8.2 · Pearson Edexcel 2.1, 2.3, 2.4 · Cambridge 7Bs.02