Unit 2

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Description and function of a cell wall?
rigid structure that surrounds plant cells, mainly carbohydrate cellulose, it supports the plant cells
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Description and function of a middle lamella?
outermost layer of a cell, acts an adhesive, sticking adjacent cells together, gives plants stability
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Description and function of a plasmodesmata?
channels in cell walls that link adjacent cells together, allows transport between cells.
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Description and function of pits?
regions of cell wall where the wall is very thin, arranged in pairs, allows transport of substances between cells
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Description and function of a chloroplast?
flattened structure, double membrane, grana, site of photosynthesis
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Description and function of an amyloplast?
contains starch granules, storage of starch grains, convert starch back to glucose for release
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Description and function of a middle lamella?

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outermost layer of a cell, acts an adhesive, sticking adjacent cells together, gives plants stability

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Description and function of a plasmodesmata?

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Description and function of pits?

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Description and function of a chloroplast?

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