Organelles Flashcards

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VACUOLE

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STORAGE CENTER, FLUID FILLED SPACE INSIDE THE CELL THAT STORES WATER AND LIQUIDS

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CYTOPLASM

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FLUID THAT FILLS THE CELL

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ORGANELLES

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STORES GENETIC INFORMATION

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NUCLEUS

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HOLDS GENETIC INFORMATION FOR THE CELL AND ACTS AS A CONTROL CENTER

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NUCLEOLUS

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PART OF THE NUCLEUS THAT MAKES THE PARTS NEEDED TO BUILD A RIBOSOME

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LYSOSOMES

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ACT AS A DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INSIDE THE CELL; BREAK DOWN THINGS

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PEROXISOME

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SMALL STRUCTURES THAT CONTAIN DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENZYMES USED BY THE CELL TO PRODUCE ENERGY

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CYTOSKELETON

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HELPS CELL MAINTAIN THEIR SHAPE AND INTERNAL ORGANIZATION

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FLAGELLA

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WHIP-LIKE TAILS THAT HELP CELLS MOVE

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CENTRIOLES

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HELPS CHROMOSOMES MOVE DURING CELL DIVISION

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RIBOSOMES

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PRODUCES PROTEINS FROM AMINO ACIDS DURING A PROCESS CALLED SYNTHESIS OR TRANSLATION

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ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

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AIDS IN THE TRANSPORT OF PROTEINS MADE BY RIBOSOMES

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GOLGI BODIES

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AIDS THE MODIFICATION, PACKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROTEINS THAT ARE MADE IN THE CELL; VESICLE TRANSPORT PROTEIN

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CHLOROPLASTS

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CONVERTS ENERGY OF SUN INTO SUGAR; WHAT CAUSES PLANTS TO BE GREEN

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MITOCHONDRIA

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“POWER HOUSE” OF THE CELL; PRODUCES ENERGY BY BREAKING DOWN SUGAR TO FUEL THE CELL’S ACTIVITIES

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CELL WALL

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THICK, RIGID LAYER THAT SURROUNDS THE PLANT AND BACTERIA CELL

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LIPID BILAYER (CELL MEMBRANE)

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MONITORS AND SELECTIVELY CONTROLS ENTRY INTO AND OUT OF THE CELL

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PLASMID

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SMALL EXTRA PIECE OF CIRCULAR DNA THAT IS FOUND IN SOME BACTERIA

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NUCLEOID

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THE REGION OF THE BACTERIA THAT CONTAINS THE DNA

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