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Cell membrane
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STRUCTURE: has pores, receptor proteins, outside cell
FUNCTION: protects cell, allows only certain things through |
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Cytoplasm
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STRUCTURE: "soup" all organelles float in it
FUNCTION: most of cellular metabolism, contains mostly enzymes and water |
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DNA
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STRUCTURE: in nucleus
FUNCTION: genetic info from parents, copied and put in all cells |
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Nucleolus
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STRUCTURE: in nucleus
FUNCTION: produces ribosomes |
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Chloroplasts
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STRUCTURE: fluid, stacks of disks, chlorophyll
FUNCTION: site of photosynthesis |
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Mitochondria
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STRUCTURE: contain an inner membrane (cristoe)
FUNCTION: produces ATP, aerobic respiration |
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Vacuoles
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STRUCTURE: contains organelles
FUNCTION: container, single membrane around solid/liquid contents |
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
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STRUCTURE: network of canals
FUNCTION: transport materials through cell |
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Ribosomes
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STRUCTURE: RNA, made in nucleus
FUNCTION: form rough ER, site of protein synthesis |
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Golgi Apparatus/Body
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STRUCTURE: sacs
FUNCTION: edit lipids/proteins, package & storing |
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Vesicles
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STRUCTURE: liquid sac
FUNCTION: shipping and packaging (sending stuff out) |
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Lysosomes
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STRUCTURE: liquid sac
FUNCTION: digesting |
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Centrioles
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STRUCTURE: in pairs, short microtubules in a cylinder
FUNCTION: cell division |
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Cytoskeleton
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STRUCTURE: "skeleton of a cell"
FUNCTION: helps maintain shape, movement of organelles within cell |
