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Nucleus
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Contains DNA
Found in both animal and plant cells Prokaryote DNA is found in cytoplasm |
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Vacuoles and vesicles
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Stores material
Found in both animal and plant cells |
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Lysosomes
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Breaks down and recycles macromolecules
Found in both animal and plant cells; However in plants cells they are rare |
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Cytoskeleton
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Maintains cell shape
Moves cell parts Helps cells move Found in both animal and plant cells Prokaryotic cells have protein filaments similar to actin and tublin |
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Centrioles
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Organizes cell division
Only found in animal cells |
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Ribosomes
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Sybthesizes proteins
Found in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes |
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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Assembles proteins and lipids
Found in both animal and plant cells |
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Golgi Apparatus
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Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids for storage or transport out of the cell
Found in both animal and plant cells |
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Chloroplasts
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Converts solar energy to chemical energy stored in food
Found in both animal and plant cells In prokaryotic cells sometimes photosynthesize occurs in association with internal photosynthetic membranes |
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Mitochondria
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Converts chemical energy in food to usable compounds
Found in both animal and plant cell Prokaryotes carry out these reactions in the cytoplasm rather than in specialized organelles |
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Cell wall
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Shapes, supports, and protects the cell
Found in eukaryote and prokaryotes |
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Cell membrane
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Regulates material entering and leaving cell; Protects and supports cell
Found in eukaryote and prokaryotes |