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1
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All human cells have:

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Nucleus, Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm (cystol)

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Plasma Membrane

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Gatekeeper

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Cholesterol

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Helps keep membrane flexible

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Cell Identity Protein

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Help to detects self (glycoprotein)

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Channel Protein

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Carry’s types of ions in and out of the cell (Integral Protein)

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6
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What makes up the cell membrane?

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Phospholipids

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Fatty acids

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Hydrophobic ( strands on the bottom of phospholipids)

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Glycerol

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Small bumps under phospholipid

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Nucleus

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Control center/ Headquarters, Double Membrane (Nuclear Envelope)

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Nucleolus

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Makes ribosomes

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Chromatin

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DNA in a non-dividing cell (turns into chromosomes when finished)

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Nuclear Pores

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Passage way for ribosomes to leave nucleus

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Ribosomes

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Makes proteins ( Building blocks amino acids)

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Rough Endoplasmic Recticulum (Rough ER)

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Houses ribosomes

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (Smooth ER)

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“detoxifier of the cell”

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Gogli Apparatus

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“pancakes in the cell”, inspects proteins made in the cell.

17
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What are the two parts of the Golgi Appartus

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Cisternae: each pancake, Cis: closest to the rough ER, trans side: where substances are released into the cell

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Mitochondria

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Makes ATP, powerhouse of the cell, has a double membrane

19
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What are the folds called in the Mitochondria?

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Cristae

20
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What are the spaces in between the folds in the Mitochondria called?

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Matrix

21
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Which cells have the most mitchondria

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Muscle/liver cells

22
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Lysosomes

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“Garbage collector”, filled with enzymes to digest cell garbage

23
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Peroxisomes

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Convert the hydrogen peroxide into H202

24
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Cytoskeleton

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Gives the cell structure

25
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What protein are microfilaments made out of?

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Actin

26
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What protein are intermediate filaments made out of?

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Actin & Myosin

27
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What are microtubules made from?

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Tubulin

28
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What part of the phospholipid is hydrophobic?

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The fatty acids

29
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What part of the phospholipid is hydrophilic?

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The phosphate/phospholipid

30
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What type of proteins are enzymes?

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Peripheral protein

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