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Cell Organelles Flashcards

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1
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“little organ”

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Organelles

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All the stuff in between the organelles is

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cytosol

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Everything in a cell except the nucleus is

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cytoplasm

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Boundary of the cell
Made of a phospholipid bilayer

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Cell Membrane

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Control center of the cell

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Nucleus

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Acts as skeleton and muscle
Provides shape and structure
Helps move organelles around the cell

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cytoskeleton

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Connected to nuclear membrane
Highway of the cell

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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studded with ribosomes; it makes proteins

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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

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no ribosomes; it makes lipids

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Site of protein synthesis
Found attached to rough ER or floating free in cytosol
Produced in a part of the nucleus called the nucleolus

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Ribosomes

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Stores, modifies and packages proteins

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Golgi Apparatus

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Garbage disposal of the cell
Contain digestive enzymes that break down wastes

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Lysosomes

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The powerhouse of the cell, Produces ATP
Cellular respiration occurs here to release energy for the cell to use

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mitochondria

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Contains the green pigment chlorophyll
Site of food (glucose) production

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Chloroplast

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Rigid, protective barrier
Located outside of the cell membrane
Made of cellulose

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Cell wall

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Storage container for water, food, enzymes, wastes, pigments, etc.

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Vacoule

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Aids in cell division
Usually found only in animal cells
Made of microtubules

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Centriole

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Which organelle is the control center of the cell?

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Nucleus

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Which organelle holds the cell together?

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Cell membrane

20
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Which organelles are not found in animal cells?

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Cell wall, central vacuole, chloroplasts

21
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Which organelle helps plant cells make food?

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Chloroplasts

22
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What does E.R. stand for?

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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