AP Biology - Cell Organelles

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Centrosome/Centrioles

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Create special structures called spindle fibers that are used in cell division.

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Smooth ER

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This organelle makes the lipids that make the cell membrane.

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Cell Membrane

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The protective outer layer that controls what enters and leaves the cell.

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Vacuole

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A small sack that stores water and food until the cell needs it; stores waste temporarily until the cell gets rid of it.

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Lysosome

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Small sacks with pores that contain digestive hydrolytic enzymes to get rid of waste, worn-out cell parts, and captured invaders.

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Mitochondria

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Bean-shaped organelle that breaks down glucose to release energy for cell functions.

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Ribosomes

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The smallest organelle with a huge job; makes proteins, which are the building blocks of the body.

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Nucleus

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Stores information on DNA molecules and directs and controls the activities of the cell.

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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

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A folded membrane that moves materials around inside cells and acts as the site of manufacturing materials needed by the cell.

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Golgi Apparatus

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Stacks of pancake-like membranes that package materials to ship out of the cell.