Cell Organelle Review

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What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things?

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Cell

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Organelle in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell.

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Golgi Apparatus

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What is the control center of the cell?

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Nucleus

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What is the name of the organelle that is responsible for making proteins?

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Ribosomes

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Who discovered animal cells?

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Theodor Schwann

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What organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell?

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Mitochondria

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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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It protects the cell and controls what enters and leaves the cell.

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What organelle is responsible for photosynthesis in plant cells?

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Chloroplasts

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What is the jelly-like substance inside the cell called?

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Cytoplasm

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What is the function of lysosomes?

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They digest waste materials and cellular debris.