Cells Flashcards

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Nucleus

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Site of DNA replication and transpiration

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Nucleolus

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small sphere in the nucleoplasm and the site of rRNA production

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Nucleoplasm

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granular, jelly like substance

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RER

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rough endoplasmic reticulum, used in protein synthesis

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SER

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smooth endoplasmic reticulum, used in protein synthesis and stores lipids and carbohydrates

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Golgi apparatus

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flattened sac of membranes, proteins are sorted to be transported to final destinations

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Golgi vesicles

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produced by Golgi apparatus, stores lipids and proteins made by GA

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Lysosomes

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contain hydrolytic enzymes that break down waste materials

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Mitochondria

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site of aerobic respiration, surrounded by a double membrane

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Ribomes

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site where proteins are made, floats in the cytoplasm

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Vacuole (plant)

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make cells turgid and provides support, temporarily stores sugars and amino acids

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Chloroplast

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site of photosynthesis

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Cell wall

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provides structural strength to the cell

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Plasma membrane

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regulates movements of substances in and out of the cell, has receptor sensors which allow it to respond to chemicals like hormones

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