 | Term | Definition |
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lysosome |
the organelle that digests food particles, wastes, cell parts, and foreign invaders |
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golgi body |
receives, packages, and distrubutes proteins and other newly formed materials from the ER; also releases materials outside the cell |
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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 |
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smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
synthesizes lipids, fatty acids, and steroids. enzymes detoxify dugs |
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ribosome |
where the cells proteins are produced |
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mitochondria |
rock-shaped stuctures - "powerhouse" of the cell they can convert engery into food molecules |
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enzymes |
certain proteins that speed up the rate of chemical reaction in your body without themselves being changed or used up |
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vacuole |
a fluid filled sphere. Stores water and food for the cell |
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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 |
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semipermeable membrane |
a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecule to pass through but not others |
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cytoplasm |
The liquid within the cell |
