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Basics of a Cell
Organisims in a Plant and Animal Cell
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Biology
9th Grade
08/27/2014

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Eukaryotic Cell

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A cell that contains a nucleus

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Prokaryotic Cell

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A cell that does not have a nucleus

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Organelles 

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Structures within a eukaryotic cell that perform important cellular functions

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Cytoplasm

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Portion of the cell outside of the nucleus

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Nucleus

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The control center of the cell and where most of the DNA is contained

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Nuclear envelope

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Surrounds nucleus

 

 

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Nuclear Pores

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Allows materials to move in and out of the nucleus

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Chromatin

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Granular material consisting of DNA and protein, condenses to form

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Chromosomes 

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Structures containing genetic information passed down from one generation of cells to the next

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Nucleolus

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Where assembly of ribosomes begin

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Ribosomes

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Small particles of RNA and protein found throughout cytoplasm and site of protein assembly

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Endoplasmic Reticulum 

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Lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled here

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Roudgh Endoplasmic Reticulum 

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Involved in protein synthesis; abundant in cells that produce large amounts of protein for export

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum 

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Contains collections of enzymes that perfom specialized tasks, such as synthesis of membrane lipids and detoxification of drugs

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Golgi Apparatus

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Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in the cell or secretation outside of the cell

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