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vocab for cell structure and function

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cell wall   found in plants; support and structure  
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cell membrane   maintains homeostasis  
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chromatin   strands of DNA (chromosomes)  
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christae   inner membrane of mitochondria  
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cytoplasm   jelly-like fluid that surrounds organelles within a cell  
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cytoskeleton   internal framework of the cell; made up of microtubules and filaments  
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golgi body   stores, packages, and moves materials out of the cell  
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lysosome   filled with enzymes that help break down food or old structures  
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matrix   fluid in the mitochondria containing, ribosomes, DNA, and enzymes that provide energy to produce ATP  
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nuclear envelope   pores on the nucleus that control the movement of substances in and out of the nucleus  
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nuclear pore   permit the passage of protiens in and ribosomes out of the nucleus  
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nucleolus   inside the nucleus, creates ribosomes  
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organelles   structures in a cell that carry out a specific function  
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polysomes   (polyribosome) string of ribosomes simultaniously translating mRNA strand during protien synthesis  
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ribosomes   mostly found on the rough ER, assembles proteins  
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rough endoplasmic reticulum (rough ER)   contains ribosomes, secrets proteins that it produced  
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smooth endoplasmic reticulum   does not contain ribosomes, production of lipids  
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vacuoles   responsible for food and water storage  
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vesicle   small vacuoles used to transport materials  
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plasma membrane   similar to cell membrane.  
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