Flashcards in Chapter 4 vocab Deck (24):
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transfers energy from organic compounds to ATP
mitochondrion
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organizes the synthesis of proteins.
Ribosome
3
prepares proteins for export (rough ER); synthesizes steroids, regulates calcium levels, breaks down toxic substances (smooth ER).
Endoplasmic Reticulum
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processes and packages substances produced by the cell
Golgi apparatus
5
digests molecules, old organelles ,and foreign substances
lsosome
6
contributes to the support, movement, and division of cell.s
micro filaments and microtubules
7
propel cells through the environment; move materials over the cell surface
cilia and flagella
8
stores hereditary information in DNA; synthesizes RNA and ribosomes
nucleus
9
supports and protects the cell
cell wall
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stores enzymes and waste products
vacuole
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stores food or pigments; one type (chloroplast) transfers energy from light to organic compounds.
plastid
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proteins attached to the surface of the cell membrane
peripheral proteins
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proteins embedded in the bilayer
integral proteins
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scientists use the ___________ to describe the cell membrane
fluid mosaic model
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between the cell membrane and the nucleus. Contains various organelles of the cell.
cytoplasm
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the organelles in the cytoplasm are bathed in a gelatin like aqueous fluid called the
cytosol
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the inner membrane of the mitochondria
cristae
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made up of proteins and RNA
ribosomes
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a network of long protein strands located in the cytosol
cytoskeleton
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two major components of the cytoskeleton
microfilaments and microtubules
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Microfilaments are made of what protein
actin
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bundles of microtubules
spindle fibers
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double membrane of the nucleus
nuclear envelope
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