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Biochemical Vocab
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Biology
12th Grade
09/08/2011

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Cell Membrane
Definition
completely covers the entire cell and serves to hold it together
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Chromatin
Definition
contains hereditary material of the cell
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Mitochondrion
Definition
90% of the energy that eukaryotic cells get from oxidizing food molecules is developed here
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Centrioles
Definition
cylindrical bundles of microtubules that separate the 2 duplicate sets of chromatin at the time of cell division
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Lysosomes
Definition
are like small vacuoles but contain digestive enzymes
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Microfilaments
Definition
are found in various places around the cytoplasm and are involved in movement and attachment to other cells
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Ribosomes
Definition
are many tiny structures found throughout the cytoplasm
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
a system of membranes that extends throughout much of the cytoplasm
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Hyaloplasm or Cell Matrix
Definition
the remaining portion of the cytoplasm, which seems to be a structureless fluid
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