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Cell membrane Cytoplasm Nucleus

Parts of a Cell

This diagram shows what a typical cell from your body is like. There are three parts of the cell.

Cell membrane
This controls which substances enter and leave the cell.

Cytoplasm
This is where all of the chemical processes of life go on.

Nucleus
This controls what is happening inside the cell.
All animal cells have these parts. Plant Cells have other parts

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