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Organelle review
Honors bio organelle reveiw
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| organelle | any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell. |
| Prokaryote s | a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles. |
| Eukaryotes | an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus. |
| nucleus | the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth. |
| mitochondria | The power house of the cell |
| endoplasmic reticulum | a network of membranous tubules within the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell, continuous with the nuclear membrane. |
| Golgi bodies | a complex of vesicles and folded membranes within the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, involved in secretion and intracellular transport. |
| Cell membrane | the semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell. |
| cell wall | a rigid layer of polysaccharides lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria. In the algae and higher plants, it consists mainly of cellulose. |