Organelles And Structures Found In Eukaryotes

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cell coat made up of polysaccharide chitin. It strengthens the surface of the cell and helps glue cells together

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Glycocalix

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evaginations or projections, microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area of cells, and are involved in a wide variety of functions, including absorption and secretion

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Microvilli

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small indentations in the plasma membrane.

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Caveolae

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The word
endoplasmic means…

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“Within the cytoplasm”

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reticulum is Latin for

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“Little net”

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transport system of the cell

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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has attached ribosomes and is involved in protein synthesis

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Rough ER

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involved in synthesis and breakdown of lipid and carbohydrate

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Smooth ER

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powerhouse of the cell.
sites of cellular respiration, the metabolic process that generates ATP by extracting energy from sugars, fats, and other fuels with the help of oxygen.

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Mitochondrion

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also called dictyosome, modifies, packages and distributes molecules made at one location of the cell and used at another.

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Golgi apparatus/bodies/complex

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Another term for golgi apparatus

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Dictyosome

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composed of a variety of filaments and fibers that support cell structure and drive cell movement.

Helps cell maintain cell shape

Made of proteins

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Cytoskeleton

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contain long thin cylindrical fibrils that provide support for cell shape and help move organelles through the cell and during cell division.

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Microtubules

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contains actin for movement and support of the cell.

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Microfilaments

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contains actin for movement and support of the cell.

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Microfilaments

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store materials like water, salts, proteins and carbohydrates

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Vacuoles

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control center of the cell

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Nucleus

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surrounds the nucleus.
It is also called nuclear envelope

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Nuclear membrane

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the liquid inside the nucleus.
It is also called Karyoplasm

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Nucleoplasm

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produces ribosomes

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Nucleolus

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are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.
Each chromosome is made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

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Chromosomes (animals)