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The smallest unit that can perform all functions necessary for life
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Rigid, protective barrier
Found in plant and bacterial cells, NOT in animal cells
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Boundary of the cell
Surrounds the cytoplasm of the cell and seperate the intracellular components from the extracellular environment
Regulates what enters and exits the cell |
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Jelly-like fluid that fills the gap between the nucleous and the cell membrane
Provides support to the organelles as it surrounds them
Maintains the shape and consistency of the cell
Helps exchange the chemicals between the organelles |
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Control center of the cell
Contains the cell's DNA
Is considered the "brain" of the cell
Surrounded by a double membrane
Usually the easiest organelle to see under a microscope |
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Located within the nucleus
It is the ribosome factory |
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Sites of protein synthesis (where proteins are made)
Found attached to the rough ER or floating free in the cytoplams
Produced in the part of the nucleus calld the nucleolus |
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Connected to the nuclear membrane
"Highway" or "transportation network" of the cell
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Studded with ribosomes; it makes proteins |
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Part of the endoplasmic reticulum that does not contain ribosomes |
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Usually found in plant cells
Storage containers for water, food, enzymes, wastes and pigments |
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Contain digestive enzymes that break down wastes
Garbage disposal of the cell
Called "suicide sacs" because they are responsible for the cell death when they release enzymes |
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Golgi Complex (Golgi Apparatus) |
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Looks like a stack of soggy plates
Its job is to store, modify and package proteins
Produces vesicles which carry secretions to the cell surface |
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Known as the "powerhouses of the cell"
Cellular respiration occurs here to release energy for the cell to use
Bound by a double membrane
Has its own strand of DNA |
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Found only in plant cells
Capture the light energy necessary for photosynthesis
Contain the green pigment chlorophyll
Site of food (glucose) production
Surrounded by a double membrane |
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