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17 Cards in this Set
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Cell Membrane
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the semi-permiable liquid bilayer that forms the outer boundary of a cell
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Mitochondrion
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Transfers energy to from organic compounds to ATP
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Ribosome
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Organizes the synthesis of proteins
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Rough ER
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prepares proteins for export
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Smooth ER
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synthesizes steroids, regulates calcium levels, breaks down toxic substances
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Golgi Apparatus
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processes and packages substances produced by the cell
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Lysosome
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digests molecules, old organelles, and foreign substances
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Microfilaments and microtubules
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contribute to the support, movement, and division of cells
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Cilia and flagella
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propel cells through the environment; move materials over the cell surface
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Nucleus
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stores hereditary info in DNA; synthesizes RNA and ribosomes
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Cell wall
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supports and protects the cell.
only found in plant cells. |
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Vacuole
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stores enzymes and waste products
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Plastid
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stores food or pigments
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Chloroplast
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a type of plastid that transfers energy from light to organic compounds or photosynthesis. only found in plants.
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Cytoskeleton
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a network of long protein strands in the cytosol that helps maintain the shape and size of the cell.
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Cytosol
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the gelatin-like aqueous fluid that bathes the organelles on the inside of the cell membrane
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Cytoplasm
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the region of a cell between the cell membrane and the nucleus
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