Quizlet animal cell organelles

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  1. cytoplasm: The liquid within the cell
  2. enzymes: certain proteins that speed up the rate of chemical reaction in your body without themselves being changed or used up
  3. golgi body: receives, packages, and distrubutes proteins and other newly formed materials from the ER; also releases materials outside the cell
  4. lysosome: the organelle that digests food particles, wastes, cell parts, and foreign invaders
  5. mitochondria: rock-shaped stuctures - "powerhouse" of the cell they can convert energy into food molecules
  6. nucleus: control center of the cell that directs cell activities; contains chemical instructions that direct all the cell's activities and determines cell's characteristics
  7. ribosome: where the cells' proteins are produced
  8. rough endoplasmic reticulum: a region that is recognized by the grainy appearance of the ribosomes on their outer surface, where the cell's proteins are made
  9. semipermeable membrane: a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecule to pass through but not others
  10. smooth endoplasmic reticulum: synthesizes lipids, fatty acids, and steroids. enzymes detoxify bugs
  11. vacuole: a fluid filled sphere. Stores water and food for the cell