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Cell Wall
Rigid layer found outside the plasma membrane, provides support and protection.
Central Vacuole
Membrane-bound organelle, function in storage (material and waster) of organelle.
Chloroplast
Chlorophyll containing cell used for photosynthesis.
Cilia
Short cellular appendages that are used for locomotion.
Contractile Vacuole
Used in osmoregulation, membrane-bound organelle in animal-like protists.
Cytoplasm
Region of cell contained within; functions in creating environment for processes that take place within the cell.
Microtubules
Hollow protein filament that is part of the cytoskeleton. Responsible for structure and movement of cilia and flagella, cell organization, and shape.
Flagella
Long cellular appendage used for locomotion.
Food Vacuole
Present in animal-like protists and some cells of multicellular animals; contains food particles engulfed by cell.
Golgi Apparatus
Organelle made up of flattened, membrane-bound compartments to store, modify, and ship products of the Endoplasmic Reticulum.
Leucoplast
Pigment-less plastid; different types of leucoplasts store and produce different macromolecules.Refers to a group of non-pigmented plastids that function in storage of starch, proteins, or fats. In light microscopy they are hard to distinguish due to their small size and lack of pigment.
Lysosome
Small membrane-bound organelle that contains hydrolytic enzymes that digest a cells food and waste.
Mitochondria
Organelle that carries out cellular respiration and supplies most of the cells ATP.
Nucleolous
A prominent region in the nucleus of non-dividing cells where ribosome subunit assembly occurs.
Nucleus
Membrane-bound organelle that contains most of the cells genetic information; controls cell functions.