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CellTheory
Information about the cell and its organelles
Question | Answer |
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control center of the cell | nucleus |
protoplasm (including the organelles) between the cell membrane and the nuclear membrane | cytoplasm |
power plant of the cell | mitochondrion |
digestive organelle | lysosome |
water and food storage organelle | vacuole |
aids in packaging molecules for secretion | Golgi body |
site of protein synthesis | ribosome |
where ribosomes are made inside the nucleus | nucleolus |
protect the cell from its own harmful toxins | peroxisomes |
produce microtubules (spindle fibers) | centrosomes |
one part of the two-part centrosome | centriole |
the fluid inside the cell | cytosol |
transportation network of microtubules and channels throughout the cytoplasm | endoplasmic reticulum |
transportation network lacking ribosomes | smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
transportation network containing ribosomes | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
support network of microfilaments and microtubules | cytoskeleton |
outer border of plant cells that is composed of cellulose | cell wall |
organelle that contains chlorophyll | chloroplast |