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Cell Organelles
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum | Creates lipids and hormones, breaks down poisons |
| Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum | Makes and packages proteins, covered with ribosomes |
| Lysosome | Breaks down cell waste, viruses, and other invaders |
| Golgi Body | Processes and transports proteins to other parts of the cell and outside the cell |
| Cytoplasm | Fluid that fills the cell |
| Cell membrane | Outside boundary of the cell that controls what enters and leaves the cell |
| Cytoskeleton | Maintains cell shape |
| Ribosomes | Makes proteins |
| Mitochondria | Makes ATP through cellular respiration |
| Nucleus | Controls cell activity and holds DNA |
| Nucleolus | Makes ribosomes |
| Vacuole | Stores food, nutrients, and waste |
| Centrioles | Work together in cell division |
| Cell wall | Protective outside barrier of a plant cell |
| Chloroplast | Performs photosynthesis |
| Vesicle | Transports substances throughout the cell |