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Cell Structure Vocab
vocab for chittick quiz
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Biology
10th Grade
03/05/2012

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Cytoplasm
Definition
Area b/w cell membrane and nuclear membrane
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Cytosol
Definition
Jello-like material found in cytoplasm
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Mitochondria
Definition
Makes energy for the cell, powerhouse of the cell, converts food into ATP, contains its own DNA
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Ribosomes
Definition
Make protein, made of protein and RNA, can be found free or attached
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
Channels used to transport materials through the cell
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Cell Wall
Definition
Gives plant structure and rigidity, made of cellulose
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Vacuole
Definition
Stores water, food, and enzymes; takes up 90% of the cell
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Chloroplasts
Definition
Contains chlorophyll, which is necessary for photosynthesis; has own DNA
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Cell Membrane
Definition
A complex boundary around the cell that determines what enters and exits the cell
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Nucleus
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Directs all activities of the cell, acts as a brain, has an envelope which surrounds it, contains pores
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Nucleolus
Definition
Site where ribosomes are made, indirectly involved with protein synthesis
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Chromatin
Definition
DNA and protein will form chromosones during cell division
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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER)
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Channels ribosomes attached, once proteins are made they are transported by this
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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER)
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Channels no ribosomes attached, synthesize lipids, break down toxic material
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Lysosome
Definition
Contain powerful digestive enzymes, digest protein, lipid and even worn out cell parts, "suicide sacs"
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Golgi Appartus
Definition
Modifies and packages protein for export, releases substances, produced by cell
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Cytoskeleton
Definition
Gives framework and structure to the cell, made of microtubules and microfilaments
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Microtubules
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Larger tubes, important in cell division and also form cilia and flagella
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Microfilaments
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Smaller tubes, important in muscle contraction
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Centrioles
Definition
Important in cell division, found only in animal cells
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