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Organelle

specialized Cell parts

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Cell membrane

Semi-permeable lipid bilayer With membrane proteins

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True

The cell membrane separates interior and exterior environment

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Aquaporin (aquatunnel)

Channel proteins in the cell membrane that transports water molecules to pass through

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Cell wall

Contains chitin + cellulose, thick wall

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Nucleus

combines w/ protein to form chromatin, contains DNA, controls cell processes

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Nucleolus

assembly of ribosomes occur

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nuclear envelope

double membrane, has nuclear pores

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cytoskeleton

provides support, network of proteins and filaments

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cell shape

the cytoskeleton maintains ___ ____

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microtubules

hollow tubes of protein

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microfilaments

long, thin fibers that aid in movement and cell support

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Microtubules, microfilaments

The cytoskeleton is made up of ____ and _____

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centrioles

only in animal cells, involved in cell division

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cilia

creates currents of moving fluid in their environment

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flagella

whip-like tails, found in eukaryotes and prokaryotes (found also in sperm tails)

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200

There are _____ types of cells

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Ribosome

made up of proteins, can be free in the cytoplasm or attached to the rough ER

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Genetic code, proteins

Ribosomes respond to _______ and make ______

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Endoplasmic reticulum

The full name of ER

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ER

Internal membrane system involved in protein folding and modification

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Protein folding and modification

ER’s function

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Rough ER

studded with ribosomes, always right next to the nucleus

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Smooth ER

Detoxifies drugs, has enzymes, no ribosomes, manages the production of lipids like phospholipids and cholesterol

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proteins, lipids

The Rough ER is involved in the synthesis of _____ and the Smooth ER is involved with the synthesis of _____

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Golgi body

Fed-ex of cell, stacked flattened sacs, transports, modifies, packages macromolecules

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Golgi body

Proteins are exported from the ER to the ____

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Vesicles

Small membrane-bound compartments that transport compounds around the cell

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compound

Vesicles transport ______s around the cell compound Vesicles

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Lysosome

Very rarely in plants, breaks down macromolecules,

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Exploding, digestive enzymes

Lysosomes destroy substances by _____, releasing _____ ______

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Vacuole

Filled with fluid, storage cell, maintains water balance and rigidity

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chloroplast

uses photosynthesis —> glucose, has own DNA, green pigments, many exist in the cell

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Mitochondria

powerhouse of the cell, stores energy in ATP, extracts energy from food

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maternal

Mitochondria is strictly ____

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unable, semi-permeable

Sugar molecules are ____ to enter the _____ _____ lipid bilayer of the cell membrane