Biology 12

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Animal Cell Structures and Functions Vocabulary


 
  
Created Jun 29, 2012
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Organelles
 
Structures that are within a living cell.
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Cytoplasm
 
Substance that fills the cell, jelly-like. contains dissolved nutrients and helps dissolve...
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Nucleus
 
As Chromosomes, they're stored in genetic material. Also known as 'Central Control', they control...
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Chromosomes/DNA
 
Containing genetic information(genes), this thin threadlike structure is made up of nucleic...
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Nuclear Envelope
 
The membrane that surrounds the contents of the nucleus, separating the DNA contained in the...
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Nucleolus
 
In charge of assembling ribosomes, located in the nucleus. (#2)
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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER)
 
Tubes and sacs that make up an interconnected network, covered with ribosomes(unlike SER)
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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER)
 
Function in lipid synthesis, this organelle helps the make up of the cell membrane.
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Ribosomes
 
Organelles that serve as the site for protein synthesis and translation.
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Golgi apparatus/body
 
This Pancake looking organelle, working as the 'post office' Packages, modifies, and distributes...
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Vacuoles
 
Membrane-bound sacs that store water and a variety of other substances such as proteins,...
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Vesicle
 
The transporters of the cell, often used by the Golgi bodies, used to import and,or export...
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Lysosome
 
The ninja of the cell, this organelle has digestive enzymes that split substances apart, and...
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Cell Membrane
 
These body guard-like structure is a flexible barrier that separates the cell and the surrounding....
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Mitochondria
 
The `Powerhouse`, this organelle converts carbohydrates and oxygen into Carbon Dioxide and...

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