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Organelles
Organelles review.
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Biology
10th Grade
01/16/2007

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Nucleus
Definition
control center for a cell
contains DNA
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Ribosomes
Definition
Assembles Proteins
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
The site where lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled along with proteins and other materials are exported.
Term
Golge Apparatus
Definition
Modifies, Sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in cell/outside of cell.
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Lysosomes
Definition
Breaks down macromolecules.
Involved in breaking down out lived organelles.
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Vacuoles
Definition
Stores Water.
Pumps water out of cell.
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Mitochondria
Definition
Converts food into energy.
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Chloroplast
Definition
(only in plant cells) sunlight into energy.
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cytoskeleton
Definition
A network of protein filaments that helps the cell maintain its shape.
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