Cell Organelles Flashcards

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Cell membrane

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ANIMAL
- FENCE; layer around the cell that holds the cell together
- SECURITY; allows substances to enter while keeping others out
- flexible, double-layered

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Cell wall

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PLANT
- tough, outer layer
- protects and provides support

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Nucleus

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BOTH
- CONTROL CENTRE; instructs the cell
- holds DNA
- nucleolus makes ribosomes

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Chloroplast

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PLANT
- site of photosynthesis
- contains chlorophyll

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Mitochondria

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BOTH
- POWERHOUSE; produces energy by breaking down food molecules
- found throughout

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Ribosome

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BOTH
- FACTORIES; tiny and make proteins
- helps cell to function properly
- carries out daily activities

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Golgi body

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BOTH
- AMAZON; modifies, packages, and distributes the proteins and other molecules around the cell
- surrounds the protein w/ a sac

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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BOTH
(RER) - rough; has ribosomes attached to it
(SER) - smooth; no ribosomes attached
- branching tubes and pockets
- folds, processes, and transports proteins and fats in the cell

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Lysosome

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BOTH
- digestive enzymes
- recycles old cell parts and dead cells to make other cells

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Vacuole

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BOTH
- STORAGE; stores food, water, and waste
- animal = small, plant = central

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Cytoplasm

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BOTH
- fluid; jelly-like
- suspends organelles and fills up the cell
- allows organelles to move around
- many chemical reactions occur

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