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Organelles
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Biology
11th Grade
09/24/2008

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Mitochondrion
Definition
Organelle in eukaryotic cells. Site of cellular respiration.
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Lysosomes
Definition
Digestive organelle where macromolecules are hydrolyzed
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Golgi Body
Definition
Organelle active in synthesis, modification, and secretion of cell products.
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Ribosomes
Definition
nonmebranous organelle that make protein. Free in cytoplasm or bound to rough ER/nuclear envelope
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Cytoplasm
Definition
Contents of a cell that contain the organelles
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Cell membrane
Definition
selectively permeable lipid bilayer enclosing cell
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Nuclear membrane
Definition
double membrane enclosing nucleus, pores, continuous with ER
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Vacuole
Definition
carry out hydrolysis, phagocytosis, pump water out, integral part of endomembrane.
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Centrioles
Definition
Part of centrosome, contains 2, microtubles initiated ANIMAL ONLY
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Chromosomes
Definition
DNA and Protein packed into chromatin in nucleous.
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Nucleus
Definition
Contains nuclear envelope, nucleolus, chromatin. heavy part
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Microvilli
Definition
Projections that increase cell's surface area without increasing volume
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Definition
network of membranous sacs and tubes. synthesis of membrane and other processes, has rough (ribosome-sutdded) and smooth
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