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Cell Organelles
functions and pictures of cell organelles
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Biology
9th Grade
10/09/2012

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nucleus
Definition
control center of the cell
surrounded by nuclear envelope
contains DNA and chromatins
directs cell activities
shaped by nuclear matrix
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nucleolus
Definition
makes ribosomes
in the nucleus
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endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Definition
network of passageways
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rough ER
Definition
dotted with ribosomes
produces protiens for export
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smooth ER
Definition
builds lipids and detoxifies cell
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ribosomes
Definition
assemble proteins
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golgi body
Definition
packages products in membrane
bound vesicles
modifies, stores, transports
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golgi apparatus
Definition
network of golgi bodies
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vacuole
Definition
large membrane
bound sacs that store undigested food, water, color pigments, poisons
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lysosome
Definition
vacuole that contains digestive enzymes
breaks down nutrients, bacteria, old organelles
aids in body development
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chloroplast
Definition
plants only
site of photosynthesis
found in plants and algae
convert energy from sun into sugars
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mitochondria
Definition
releases energy from sugar
site of cellular respirations
found in plant and animal cells
called the "powerhouse"
Cristae-folds in inner membrane increasing surface area
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cytoskeleton
Definition
network of fibers extending throughout the cytoplasm
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microtubules
Definition
give shape, rigidity, organization
aids in mitosis (centrosome)
contains two centrioles in animals
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microfilaments
Definition
enable movement and shape change
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cilia
Definition
short, numerous, move back-and-forth
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flagella
Definition
long, thin whip-like, move with "S-shaped" movement
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cell wall
Definition
plants only
contains pores to allow materials to pass
adjacent primary cell walls glued together by "middle lamella"
different cell walls found in bacteria, archaea, fungi, and some algae
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