Chapter 8 - The Function of Organelles Flashcards
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Cell membrane
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- Separates cell from the outside
- Controls what comes in and out
- Recognizes signals from other cells
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Central vacuole
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- Moves materials around a cell
- Stores materials
- Stationary
3
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Centriole
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- Helps coordinate cell division
- Only in animal cells
4
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Chloroplasts
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- Perform photosynthesis
- Only in plant cells
5
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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- Works on proteins and helps complete them
- Makes membranes
- Rough: Makes membranes and proteins
- Smooth: Makes lipids
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Golgi apparatus
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- Finishes, sorts, labels, and ships proteins
- Ships proteins in vesicles
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Lysosome
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- Digests food, which is used to make energy
- Clean up and recycle, or digest broken organelles
8
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Mitochondria
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- Makes ATP energy from cellular respiration
- Fuels the work of life
- Has a double membrane
9
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Nucleus
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- Control center of the cell
- Protects DNA, which is the instructions for building cells
10
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Nucleolus
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- Creates ribosomes
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Ribosome
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- Makes proteins
- Some in the cytoplasm, some in the ER
12
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Vesicles
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- Moves substances into and out of the cell
- Stores and transports materials like proteins and enzymes
- Absorbs and destroys toxic substances or pathogens
