Biology Cards (Cells)

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Lysosme

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a saclike organelle that contains various hydrolytic enzymes

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Chromatin

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A complex of nucleic acid and basic proteins

(as histone) in eukraytotic cells that is usually dispersed in the interphase nucleus and condensed into chromosomes in mitosis and meiosis

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Cilia/Flagella

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A minute short hairlike process often forming part of a fringe; especially : one on a cell that is capable of lashing movement and serves especially in free unicellular organisms to produce locomotion or in higher forms of a current fluid

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Cell membrane

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A membrane of a cell

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Golgi Apparatus

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A cytoplasmic organelle that consists of a stack of smooth membranous saccules and associated vesicles and that is active in the modification and transport of proteins

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Cytoplasm

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the organized complex of inorganic and organic substances external to the nuclear membrane of a cell and including the cytosol and the membrane-bound organelles (as mitochondria or chloroplasts

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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A system of interconnected vesicular and lamellar cytoplasmic membranes that functions especially in the transport of materials within the cell and that is studded with ribosomes in some places

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Cytoskeleton

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the network of protein flaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm that controls cell shape, maintains intracellular organization, and is involved in cell movement

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Mitochondria

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Any of various round or long cellular organelles of most eukaryotes that are found outside the nucleus, produce energy for the cell through the cellular respiration, and are rich in fats, proteins, and enzymes.

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Nucleus

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The central part of most cells that contain genetic material and is enclosed in the membrane

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Nucleolus

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A spherical body of the nucleus of most eukaryotes that becomes enlarged during protein synthesis, is associated with a nucleolus organizer, and contains the DNA templates for ribosomal RNA

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Vacuole

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A cavity or vesicle in the cytoplasm of a cell usually containing fluid

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Ribosome

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Any of the RNA-rich cytoplasmic granules that are sites of protein synthesis

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Centrioles

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One of a pair of cellular organelles that occur especially in animals, are adjacent to the nucleus, function in the formation of the sprindle apparatus during cell division, and consist of a cylinder with nine microtubules arranged peripherally in a circle

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Chloroplast

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A plastid that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis

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Cell Wall

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The usual rigid nonliving permeable wall that surrounds the plasma membrane and encloses and supports the cells of most plants, bacteria, fungi, and algea.