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9th Grade
10/22/2014

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Nucleus

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Definition

Function: The Nucleus controls activity in the cell. and maintains it.  

Found in Both Plant and Animal

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Vacuole

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Function: Are equivelent to containers- thus isolate materials harmful to cells.  Found in both Plant and Animal cells
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Lysosome

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Definition

Function: Digestion/waste removal.  

Found in Animal cells

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Cytoskeleton

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Definition

Function:Is the overall frame of the cell.

Found in both Plant and Animal cells.

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Centrioles

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Definition

Function: Divides cells

 Found mostly in Animal cells.

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Ribosomes

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Definition
Function: Rid the waste of the polypeptide produced in the cytoplasm.  Found in both Plant and Animal cells
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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum[image]
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Function: Sorts/processes protein.  

Found in both Plant and Animal cells.

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum[image]
Definition

Function: It produces/sythesizes phospholipids, lipids, and steroids.  

Found: Found in both plant and animal cells

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Golgi Apparatus

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Function: Alters/sorts packaging of proteins for secretion; also transports lipids around the cell, and creates lysosomes.  

Found: in both Plant and Animal cell.  

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Chloroplasts

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Function: Conducts photsynthesis

Found in Plant cells only.

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Mitochondria

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Definition

Function:  Generates energy in form of adenosine triphosphate

Found in both Plant and Animal cells

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Cell Wall

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Definition

Function: Helps Plant cell maintain its shape.

Found in Plant cells

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Cell Membrane

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Definition

Function: Protects cell from its surroundings 

Found in both Plant and Animal cells

 

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