Organelle Nicknames Flashcards by Casey Gower | Brainscape

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Canal system or subway of the cell

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Smooth and Rough ER

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Powerhouse of the cell

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Mitochondria

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Protein factories of the cell

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Ribosomes

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Brain of the cell

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Nucleus

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Digestive sacks

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Lissome

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Stacks of sacks

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Golgi Apparatus

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Gatekeeper of the cell

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Cell membrane

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Suicide bags

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Lissome

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Makes ATP

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Mitochondria

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Most prominent structure of eukaryotic cell

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Nucleus

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Site of photosynthesis

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Chlorplast

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Digests food particles

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Lissome

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Makes steroids and regulates calcium levels

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Smooth ER

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Made of RNA and proteins

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Ribosomes

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Transports proteins to the Golgi apparatus

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Rough ER

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Contains DNA in eukaryotes

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Nucleus

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Makes sugars

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Chlorplast

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Story excess sugars in plants in the from of starch

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Leucoplast

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Contains carotenoid pigments

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Chromoplasts

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Where ribosomes are made

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Nucleolus

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The dark central portion of the nucleus

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Nucleolus

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repackages proteins to export out of the cell

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Golgi Apparatus

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Stores harmful materials; helps put pressure on the cell walls

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Central Water Vacuole

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Used in mitosis

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Centrioles

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Breaks down poisons

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Smooth ER

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Controls what enters and exits the cell

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Cell membrane