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Nucleus |
The largest organelle found in animal cells. |
Shares a name with the core of an atom. |
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Nucleolus |
A densely packed spheroid of rybonucleic acid. |
Found within the nucleus. |
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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum |
An organelle attatched to the nuclear membrane responsible for the packing of proteins within vesicles, for transport or storage. |
Is named as such due to the ribosomes found lining it. |
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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum |
The organelle responsible for the synthesis and packing of lipids. |
Shares the nuclear membrane with it's counterpart. |
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Golgi Apparatus |
Membrane bound organelle which modifies proteins within the cell. |
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Lysosome |
Large sacks containing digestive enzymes for the destruction of enveloped foreign bodies. |
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Mitochondrion |
The organelle responsible for the production of adenosine triphosphste via aerobic respiration. |
This organelle is technically a symbiotic foreign bacteria. |
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Centrosome |
Essential in the reproduction of all animal cells, this organelle manipulates chromosomes for mitosis. |
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Ribosome |
Responsible for the production of amino acids after receiving messenger-RNA. |
Found in two subunits. |
