Cell Organelles

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Centriole
___made of microtubules ; used in cell division in animal cells; located in the region called centrosomes.
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Intermediate Filament
________- holds cell parts together in network.
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Lysosomes
________- sac with digestive enzymes that hydrolyze macromolecules and used parts of the cell;"suicide sack.
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Chloroplast photosynthesis
________ (make food) in plant cell.
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Peroxisomes
________- break down toxins; converts fats to carbohydrates.
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Nuclear Envelope
________- double membrane boundary around the nucleus; contains pores.
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Nucleolus
________- makes ribosomes components.
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Cytoplasm
________- where cell metabolism takes place; surrounded by the plasma membrane, which acts as a boundary or gateway for the cell.
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Microtubules
________- structure and support of the cell; form tracks for organelles to move along.
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
________ (Rough)- folded membranes; ribosomes attached ER synthesize proteins for cell membrane and use outside the cell.
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Vacuole
________- storage sac of water, food, and waste, ….
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Cytoskeleton
________- includes microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments.
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Microfilaments
________ (Actin)- change the cell shape; contraction; movement of the cell.
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Cilia
________- short hairlike structures.
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Golgi Complex
________- package, sort, and distribute proteins.
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Structures
________ for movement of cell or of materials around the cell- composed of microtubules.
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Flagella
________- long whiplike tail.
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Mitochondria
________- cellular respiration, the powerhouse of the cell.
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Cytoplasm
________- Outside the nucleus includes most organelles and cytosol (fluid part)
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Chromatin (Chromosomes)
hereditary information (DNA)
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Structures for movement of cell or of materials around the cell
composed of microtubules