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15 Cards in this Set
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Vacuole
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Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, carbohydrates
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Lysosome
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Cell organelle filled with enzymes needed to break down certain materialsin the cell
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Chloroplast
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Organelle found in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy
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Chromatin & Chromosome
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Grnular material visible within the nucleus;consist of DNA tightly coiled around proteins.
Threadlike structure within the nucleus containing the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next. |
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Cell Membrane
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Thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
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Centriole
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One of 2 tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cell near the nuclear envelope
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Cytoplasm
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Material inside the cell membrane not including the nucleus
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Eukaryote
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Organism whose cells contain nuclei
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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
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Internal membrane system in cells in which lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled and some protiens are modified
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Golgi Apparatus
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Stack of membranes in the cell that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum
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Mitochondria
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Cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convient for the cell to use
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Nucleolus
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Small,dense region within most nucclei in which the assembly of proteins begins
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Ribosome
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Small particle in the cell on which proteins are assembled; made of RNA and protein
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Prokaryote
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Single-celled organism lacking a nucleus
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Nucleus
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The center of the atom which contains the protons and neutrons; in cells, structure that contains the cell's genetic material (DNA) and controls the cell's activities
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