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Cell Organelle Functions
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Biology
11th Grade
10/10/2013

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mitochondria
Definition
cellular respiration; energy conversion into usable energy; get energy from food.
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vacuoles
Definition
storage
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nucleus
Definition
contains genetic material
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nuclear envelope
Definition
regulates what passes into and out of the nucleus
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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
Synthesis of lipids, metabolism of carbs, Ca2+storage, and detoxification of drugs and poisons
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Ribosomes
Definition
protein synthesis
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Cell Membrane
Definition
regulates what passes into and out of the cell
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Golgi apparatus
Definition
packages and stores chemicals; synthesizes polysaccharides
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cytoplasm
Definition
where most chemical reactions take place in the cell
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centrioles
Definition
helps with cell reproduction
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Lysosome
Definition
Breaks down ingested substances, cell macromolecules, and damaged orgnelles for recycling
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Extracellular Matrix
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Support, adhesion, movement, and regulation
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Desmosomes
Definition
fastens cells together into firm sheets
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Nucleolus
Definition
where rRNA is synthesized and proteins from the cytoplasm are assembled with rRNA into ribosomal subunits
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Peroxisome
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metabolic compartment; produces H2O
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Gap Junctions
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Provide cytoplasmic channels from one cell to an adjacent cell
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Cytoskeleton
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Structural support and mobility and signal transmission for the cell
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Plasmodesmota
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Channels that cytosol passed through to connect the chemical environments of adjacent cells
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Chromatin
Definition
a complex of proteins and DNA
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Tight Junctions
Definition
Plasma membranes of neighboring cells are bound together by proteins forming continuous seals around the cells.
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