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Unit 2-organelles Flashcards

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Nucleus

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Controls cell function contains Dna and the nucleolus

Eukaryotic

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Nuclear Envelope

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Surrounds and protects and regulates what goes into / out of the Nucleus
Eukaryotic

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Nuclear pore

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Small opening in the nuclear envelope where some items can enter/exit the nucleus

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Nucleolus

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Contains RNA and produces ribosomes

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Cytoplasm

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Surrounds organelles and helps provide cellular support

All

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Mitochondria

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Power house of the cell

Plant/animal

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Ribosomes

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Make proteins

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Allow transport of materials within the cell, the rough ER has ribosomes attached to it

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Golgi apparatus

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Packages items for export out of cell

Eukaryotic

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Centrioles

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Used in animal reproduction

Animal

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Lysosomes

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Produces digestive compounds that help rid cell of waste

All

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Vacuole

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Stores water smaller and more abundant in animal cells

Animals mostly

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Cytoskeleton

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Provides cell with additional support. Contains mircofillament and microtubele

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Cell wall

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Outside of membrane provides rigid support

Plant

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Central vacuole

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Larger and singular holds water

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Chloroplast

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Converts sun light into chemical energy

Plant

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Leucoplast

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Stores water and minerals

Plant

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Chromoplast

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Stores pigments other than. Chloroplast to be used in photosynthesis

Photosynthetic

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Plasmodesmata

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Junction that allows plant cells to communicate through the cell wall

Plant

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Gap junction

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Junction that allows animal cells to communicate with each other

Animal

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Cell membrane

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Surrounds and protects the cell regulates what goes in and out of a cell

Eukaryotic

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Histones

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Where prokaryotic cell keep their DNA

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