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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell Membrane | Like a security guard on your body. Selectively permeable. <-- some get in some don't. |
| Nucleus | control center; is where the genetic information is. |
| Nuclear envelope | like the cell membrane. |
| Nuclear pore | like a tunnel letting bigger things go in and out of the nucleus |
| Chromatine | uncoiled DNA |
| Nucleolus | making RNA, and making information for RNA |
| cytoplasm | jelly like stuff to give the cell it's shape |
| Mitochondria *singular* Mitochondria *plural* | power house of the cell |
| Golgi | like the UPS, packs and ships |
| Centriole | used when cell divides |
| Microtubule | cellular highway |
| Microfilament | looks like thread; cells skeleton |
| Ribsome | makes the proteins in the cell |
| Endoplasmic Recticulum *E.R* | rough E.R- has ribsome-makes proteins smooth E.R- no ribsome-makes fats |
| Vacuole | storage unit |
| lysome | it's a janitor; anything that breaks it will eat and clean it up |