cell structures Flashcards

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cytosol

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gel like solution thick and transparent - mainly made up of water also containing solutes and solids

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vacuoles

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an area in which waste can be dispelled, and secretions

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organelles

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small specialised structures that maintain the life of the cell, or miniture organs

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4
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mitochondria

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powerhouse of the cell - atp is generated here through cellular respiration

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5
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ribosomes

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where proteins are synthesised - some ribosomes are free moving others are attached to the Endoplasmic recticulum

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endoplasmic recticulum

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where chemical reactions happen as well as it helps move molecules around the cell. full of tubules filled with fluid

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ER Rough

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ribosomes can attach, temporarily stores new proteins and is a site for protein synthesis also helps with secreting from the cell

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smooth ER

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no proteins are made here and ribosomes cant attach - helps with lipid formation and detoxifying what the body does not want.

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