Cell Parts And Functions Answers – Flashcards
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Cell membrane
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Gatekeeper of the cell, outer boundary, controls which materials come into and go out of cell
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Nucleus
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Brain of cell directs cell activities, contains genetic materials, genes, DNASE and chromosomes
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Nucleolus
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Located inside the nucleus, visible when cell is NOT dividing
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Nucleolus
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Located inside the nucleus, visible when cell is NOT dividing
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Cytoplasm
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Space between the nucleus and the cell membrane, holds organelles and ribosomes, fluid
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Mitochondria
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Powerhouse of the cell, producer of energy, break down food and releases energy
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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Transportation network (smooth and rough)
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Golgi bodies/Apparatus
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AKA packaging center, sorts and packages proteins then they GO out of the cell
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Lysosome
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AKA "suicide sac", can digest damaged organelles or entire cell
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Centrioles
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Sit at right angles to each other, involved in cellular division
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Ribosomes
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AKA protein factories
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Vacuoles
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AKA storage facility, stores substances, water
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Cytoskeleton
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Supports cell and provides shape, composed of microtubules
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Microvilli
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Increase surface area of cell
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Cell Wall
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Gives plant structure, like skeleton
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Chloroplast
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Contains chlorophyll, where photosynthesis takes place, found only in plants
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Prokaryotic
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Non-membrane bound, lower functioning
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Eukaryotic
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Membrane bound, higher functioning
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Multicellular
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Having more than one cell
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Flagella
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Whip like structure that helps cells move
