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main component of plasma membrane
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phospholipids and proteins
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hydrophilic
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attract water and other polar molecules
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hydrophobic
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water will not mix with it
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"finger prints" of the cell
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protein molecules
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maintains integrity of cell; controls passage of materials into and out of cell
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plasma membrane
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medium for chemical reactions; suspending medium for organelles
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cytoplasm
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contains genetic material; regulates activities of cell
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nucleus
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seperates cytoplasm from nucleoplasm; pores allow passage of maerial as necessary
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nuclear membrane
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genetic material of cell; becomes chromosomes during cell division
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chromatin
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forms ribosomes
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nucleolus
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major site of ATP synthesis; converts energy from nutrients into a form that is usable by body
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mitochondria
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ribosomes
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protein synthesis
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endoplasmic reticulum
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transports material through cytoplasm
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packages products for secretion; forms lysosomes
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golgi apparatus
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digest material taken into cell, debris from damaged cells, worn-out cell components
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lysosomes
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provides support for cytoplasm; helps in movement of organelles
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cytoskeleton
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distribute chromosomes to daughter cells during cell division
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centrioles
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move substances across surface of cell
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cilia
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cell locomotion
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flagella
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bodies that are temporarilly in the cell but that are not a part of the permanent metabolic machinery of the cell
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inclusions
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conrol center that directs metabolic activities o the cell
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nucleus
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elongated, oval, fluid-filled sacs in the cytoplasm that contains their own DNA and can reproduce themselves
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mitochondria
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small granules of RNA in cytoplasm
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ribosomes
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complex series of membranous channels that extend throughout the cytoplasm
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endoplasmic reticulum
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