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chloroplast

harvests sunlight and produces ATP and carbohydrates, unique to plants

Aspartate

an amino acid with a carboxy group side chain

histidine

the amino acid that aids in stabilizing oxygen in the heme group

endoplasmic reticulum

site of protein synthesis

phenylalanine

an amino acid that contains an aromatic group

vacuole

degrades and recycles macromolecules and stores metabolites, unique to plants

cysteine

an amino acid that contains sulfur and forms disulfide bonds/bridges

peroxisome

destroys peroxides

starch granule

temporarily stores the carbohydrate products of photosynthesis, unique to plants

cell membrane

separates cell from environment and regulates the movement of materials in/out of the cell

nucleus

contains genes

glycine

the only achiral amino acid

lysosome

degrades intracellular debris, unique to animalsm

mitochondria

oxidizes fuels to ATP

cell wall

protects cell from osmotic swelling and providing shape/rigidity, unique to plants

nucleolus

site of ribosomal RNA synthesis

serine

a helix disruptor amino acid, crucial for protein synthesis and cell growth.

ribosome

protein synthesizing machines

golgi complex

processes and packages, targets proteins to other organelles or for export

glutamate

amino acid and neurotransmitter, part of the vertebra nervous system