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15 Cards in this Set
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-Protects and organizes the cells -Lets bad stuff out of cell -Lets good stuff into cell |
Cell Membrane |
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-The "Boss" of the cells -Is the main part of a cell -Contains DNA -Chromosomes |
Nucleus |
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-Carries nutrients -Is a gel like substance that fills the nucleus -Maintains the structure of the cell -Suspends organelles |
Cytoplasm |
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-Type of wall only found in plants -Maintains shape of cell (Square) |
Cell wall |
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-Conducts photosynthesis -Food producers of the cell -Only in plants -Has Chlorophyll |
Chloroplasts |
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-Main storage place in the cell -Contains packaged products, hormones, neurotransmitters to exit the cell |
Vesticle |
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-Acts as a manufacturing and packaging system for the cell -Produces the membrane -Transports proteins to parts of the cell ----Discharges vesicles -Rough = with ribosomes |
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum |
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-Acts as a packaging and manufacturing system for the cell -Is soft = Doesn't have ribosomes - Produces the membrane -Transports proteins to parts of the cell -Discharges vesicles |
Soft Endoplasmic Reticulum |
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-Protein builders of the cell -"Construction guys" who link amino acids together and build chains |
Ribosomes |
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-"Suicide Cells" -Contains enzymes used to digest macromolecules in the cell |
Lysosomes |
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-‘power house’ of the cell -Site of cellular respiration (Biology 20) -In animal and plant cells |
Mitochondrion |
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Modifies, packages and stores products of the endoplasmic reticulum |
Golgi Apparatus |
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-Located inside the nucleus in animal and plant cells -Inside DNA -String like |
Chromosomes |
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-Protects the Nucleus -Lets good stuff into the cell -Lets bad stuff out of the cell |
Nuclear Membrane |
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-Main storage place for cells -Site for wastes produced by the cell -Absorbs water (in plants) -Can help protect cells |
Vacuole |