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18 Cards in this Set
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Mitochondria |
Makes ATP via aerobic cellular respiration |
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Peroxisome |
Produces hydrogen peroxide; detoxifies toxic substances |
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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
Fatty acid and steroid synthesis; detoxifies toxic substances |
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Lysosome |
Enzymes digest and recycle worn out organelles and substances entering the cell; can digest the cell |
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Plasma membrane |
Controls movement of substances into and out of the cell |
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Centrioles |
Form mitotic spindle; needed to form cilia and flagella |
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Microvillus |
Folds of the plasma membrane that increase the surface area of the cell to increase absorption and secretion |
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Flagellum |
Long cell projection; whip like motion moves sperm |
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Cilia |
Abundant, hair like projection that move fluids and particles along the cell surface |
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Secretory vesicles |
Secrete substances outside the cell by exocytosis |
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Chromatin |
Long thin strands within nucleus. Each strand composed of one DNA molecule and associated proteins |
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Nuclear envelope |
Double lipid bilayer membrane which surrounds the genetic material and nucleolus in eukaryotic cells |
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Nucleolus |
Assembly site for ribosomes |
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Nucleus |
Contains DNA molecules and nucleolus. |
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Cytoplasm |
Area of the cell that includes the cytosol and organelles |
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum |
Processes and transports proteins made at attached ribosomes; synthesizes phospholipids |
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Ribosomes |
Site of protein synthesis |
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Golgi complex |
Receives and modifies proteins from RER; sorts and transports them |
