Organelle Flashcards

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Cell Membrane

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Surrounds a cell, acts as a barrier between the cell and the environment, Regulates what enters and leaves the cell

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Cytoplasm

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Gelatinous liquid that fills the cell

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Ribosomes

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Makes proteins for a cell (tiny dots floating in cytoplasm and attached to rough ER)

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Nucleus

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Brain of the cell, Contains DNA

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Mitochondria

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Powerhouse of the cell, Converts energy for the cell to use

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Lysosome

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Breaks down food and recycles wastes

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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

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Protein factory

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Golgi Apparatus

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Transports proteins from ER, packaging plant of the cell

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Vacuole

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Cell storage, Much larger in plants

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Cell wall

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Rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support