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14 Cards in this Set
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Cell wall
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Rigid barrier. Found in plants, bacteria and fungi that provides structure and support
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Cell membrane
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Thin flexible barrier around a cell. Regulates what enters and exits the cell (acts like a bodyguard)
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Cytoplasm
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Supports all the organelles; site for cellular metabolism. The "jello" of the cell
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Centriole
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Organelles that attach to spindle fiber during mitosis in animal cells. Look like little stars.
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Cell plate
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Structure forms during cytokenesis (division of. The two cells) in plant cells only
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Nucleus
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Manufactures ribosomes inside the nucleus
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Lysosome
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Breaks down food into particles the cell can use (does digestion) can also be the self-destruct button of the cell
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Mitochondrion
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"powerhouse" of the cell, site of respiration
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Ribosome
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Makes protein using DNA from the nucleus
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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Forms vesicles and provides transport for proteins in the cell
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Vacuole
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Stores water and nutrientsnfor the cell plants have one large one and animal cells have many
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Chloroplast
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Site for photosynthesis; making energy for plants and is what gives them their green color
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Cytoskeleton
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Helps the cell keep it's shape through a network of microtubules
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Nucleolus
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Manufactures ribosomes inside the nucleus
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