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Animal Cell
the parts of an animal cell
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell Membrane | Some things get in some things don't.(selectively permeable) |
| Nucleus | Control center of the cell. All the genetic information is in here. |
| Nuclear Envelope | Protects and is also selectively permeable |
| Nuclear Pore | Allows bigger things into or out of the nucleus. |
| Nucleolus | Stores the information for making RNA. |
| Chromatin | Uncoiled DNA |
| Cytoplasm | Jelly like substance and it gives the cell its shape. |
| Mitochondrion | Powerhouse of the cell |
| Golgi Complex | Packaging and shipping. |
| Centriole | Used when the cell divides. |
| Microtuble | Cellular highway, moves places from one thing to another. |
| Microfilament | Looks like a piece of string, makes up the cells skeleton. (cytoskeleton) |
| Ribosome | Makes proteins. |
| Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum | Surface is rough with ribosomes,and is a protein factory. |
| Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum | Makes fats. |
| Vacuole | Storage unit. |
| Lysosome | Janitors, if something breaks they dissolve it. |