Transcript Cell Organelles

Cell Organelles
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Cell membrane
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Flexible covering outside
the cell
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Made of fat (lipids)
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Controls what enters and
leaves the cell (similar to
your skin)
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Bacteria, Archaea,
Protists, Fungi, Plants &
Animals
Cell wall

Rigid covering outside the
cell
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Made of different materials
(depends on the kingdom)
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Gives the cell its shape and
protection (similar to your
skeleton)
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Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi,
Plants, & some Protists
Central vacuole

Large storage area for
water, wastes, and
food
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Similar to your
bladder
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Plants, Fungi & some
Protists
Centrosome
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Bundle of fibers that
helps the cell divide
(reproduce)
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Produces fibers that
pull chromosomes
apart
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Animals & some
Protists
Chloroplast
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Absorbs energy from
sunlight to make sugar
(photosynthesis)
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Has its own DNA
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Bright green
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Plants & some
Protists
Cilia
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Tiny hairs on the
outside of the cell
used for movement
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Hundreds per cell
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Some Animals, some
Protists, some Bacteria
& some Archaea
Cytoplasm

Liquidy goo that all the
other organelles float
around in (similar to your
blood)
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Mostly water and some
salts
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Bacteria, Archaea,
Protists, Fungi, Plants &
Animals
Flagellum
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Long, whip-like tail
used for movement
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Usually only 1 or 2 per
cell
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Some Animals, some
Plants, some Bacteria,
some Protists, & some
Archaea
Golgi
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Proofreads, modifies,
and ships products of
other organelles
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Usually found near
cell membrane
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Plants, Animals,
Protists, & Fungi
Lysosome
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Bubble filled with
enzymes
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Destroys invaders &
worn out cell parts
(similar to your
immune system)
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Plants, Animals,
Protists, & Fungi
Mitochondria
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Burns sugar to make
energy in the form of
ATP (cell respiration)
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Has its own DNA
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“Powerhouse” of the
cell
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Plants, Animals,
Protists, & Fungi
Nucleolus
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Dark ball inside the
nucleus
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Makes ribosomes
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Plants, Animals,
Protists, & Fungi
Nucleus
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Place where main genetic
material is kept (DNA &
RNA)
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Usually near center of
cell
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“Command center” or
“Brain” of cell
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Plants, Animals, Protists,
& Fungi
Pili
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Tiny hairs covering
the outside of the cell
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Help cell recognize &
sense its surroundings
(like your nervous
system)
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Bacteria & Archaea
Ribosomes
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Tiny dots in
cytoplasm or on
rough E.R.
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Make proteins
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Bacteria, Archaea,
Protists, Fungi, Plants
& Animals
Rough E.R.
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Series of tunnels (like
your veins and arteries)
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Transport proteins
around the cell
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Usually wrapped around
the nucleus
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Plants, Animals, Protists,
& Fungi
Smooth E.R.
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Series of tunnels (like
your veins and arteries)
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Transport new membrane
pieces around the cell
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Usually found just
outside Rough E.R.
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Plants, Animals, Protists,
& Fungi
Vesicle
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Bubble that transports
materials all around the cell
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Like wrapping paper or a
box
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Usually found around the
Golgi
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Bacteria, Archaea, Protists,
Fungi, Plants & Animals