Cell Structure and Function

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What is located in eukaryotic cells, all cellular contents outside of the nucleus and is in prokaryotic cells, all of the cells’ contents?

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cytoplasm

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What are the specialized structures that perform important cellular functions within a cell called?

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organelles

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What are the cell organelles consisting of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in a cell and are the site of protein synthesis called?

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ribosomes

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What is the internal membrane system found in eukaryotic cells where lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled?

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endoplasmic reticulum

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What organelle in cells modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other material from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in the cell or release outside the cell?

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golgi apparatus

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What cell organelle stores materials such as water, salts, protein, and carbohydrates?

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vacuole

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What is the structure that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA?

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nucleus

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What cell organelle breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules that can be used by the rest of the cell? Options: mitochondria, cytoplasm, lysosomes, vacuole

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lysosomes

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What organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy?

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chloroplast

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What cell organelle converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use? Options: golgi apparatus, chloroplast, nucleus, mitochondria.

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mitochondria