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Organelle Functions
Match the cell's organelles to their function within a cell.
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Biology
10th Grade
01/26/2010

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Cell Wall
Definition

supports the plant cell

made of cellulose

allows substances to enter and exit plant cells

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cell membrane
Definition

found in both plant and animal cells.

allows substances to enter and exit cells.

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mitochondria
Definition
converts food molecules into molecules of ATP
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chloroplast
Definition

site of photosynthesis

(converts sunlight into food)

Term
flagellum
Definition
long whip-like tail used for movement
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cilia
Definition
short hairlike projections used for movement by the cell.
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vacuoles
Definition

one central vacuole filled with water in a plant cell

 

many small storage containers used in animal cells

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lysosome
Definition
vacuoles containing digestive enzymes in animal cells
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centrioles
Definition

made of microtubules

used during cell division

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leukoplast
Definition
starch storage in plant cells
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chromoplast
Definition
pigment storage in plant cells
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golgi bodies

golgi apparatus

golgi complex

Definition
modifies and packages substances for transport within a cell
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
internal transport system in  cells
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microtubules
Definition

-toothpick like structures used for supporting the shape of a cell.

 

-directs cell movements.

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cytoplasm
Definition

contents of the cell

 

cytosol + organelles = cytoplasm

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cytosol
Definition
liquid (gelatinous) substance which organelles are suspended.
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nucleus
Definition
controls cellular activities
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nucleolus
Definition
produces ribosomes
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ribosomes
Definition
produces proteins
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DNA/chromosomes
Definition
genetic information found in the nucleus
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