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metabolic machinery of the cell, highly organized to carry out specific functions fo the cell as a whole

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organelle

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external boundary of cell; regulates flow of materials into and out of cell; site of cell signaling

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plasma membrane

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contains digestive enzymes of many varieties; “suicide sac” of cell

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lysosomes

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scattered throughout the cell; major site of ATP synthesis

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mitochondria

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slender extensions of the plasma membrane that increase its surface area

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microvilli

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stored glycogen granules, crystals, pigments and so on

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inclusions

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membranous system consisting of flattened sacs and vesicles; packages proteins for export

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golgi aparatus

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control center of the cell; necessary for cell division and cell life

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nucleus

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2 rod shaped bodies near the nucleus; direct formation of the mitotic spindle

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centrioles

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dense, darkly stining nuclear body; packing site for ribosomes

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chromosomes

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contractile elements of the cytoskeleton

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microfilaments

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membranous system; involved in intracellular transport of proteins and synthesis of membrane lipids

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rough endoplasmic reticulum

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attached to membrane systems or scattered in the cytoplasm; synthesize proteins

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ribosomes

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threadlike structures in the nucleus; contain DNA

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chromatin

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site of free radical detoxification

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peroxisomes