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Centrosomes/Centrioles
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function:
Plays a role in cell division; forms cilia |
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Microvilli
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To increase the surface area of the cell |
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Mitochondria
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Power house of the cell generates energy |
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Lysosomes
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| Lysosomes destroy the cell after it has died, though there are some circumstances in which lysosomes begin to 'break-down' living cells |
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Cytosol/Cytoplasm
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The jelly like substance that holds oganells is place within a cell |
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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
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Protiens and lypids are produces but does there are no ribosomes attached to the surface |
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Nucleus
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The control center of the cell |
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Chromatin
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Composed of DNA wraps around proteins called histone |
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Nuclear envelop
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Allows material to move into and out of the nucleus |
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Nuleolus
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The center of the nucleus that contains parts of sexual chromosomes |
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plasma membrane
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Determines which substances enter or leave the cell |
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum
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Protiens and lipids are produced with in the cell and does have ribosomes attached to the suface |
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Ribosomes
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Constructs protiens and ribosomal RNA |
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Golgi apparatus
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Stores and transport protiens in the endoplasmic reticulum |
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Peroxisomes
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Help rid the the body of host organism and toxins |
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Mitosis
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Division of the mother cell into two daughter cells |
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Stages of mitosis
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- prophase
- metaphase
- anaphase
- telophase
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