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biology organelles

  1. controls the movement into and out of the cell
    CELL MEMBRANE
  2. watery material which contains many of the materials involved in cell metabolism
    CYTOPLASM
  3. serves as a pathway for the transport of materials throughout the cell; also associated with synthesis and storage
    ROUGH ER
  4. serves as the control center for cell metabolism and reproduction
    NUCLEUS
  5. sites of protein synthesis
    RIBOSOMES
  6. involved in the digestion of food within the cell
    LYSOSOMES
  7. the "powerhouse" of the cell
    MITOCHONDRIA
  8. packages and secretes the products of the cell
    GOLGI
  9. involved in cell division
    CENTRIOLES
  10. fluid filled organelles enclosed by a membrane; contains stored food or wastes
    VACUOLES
  11. site of the production of ribsomes
    NUCLEOLUS
  12. controls movement into and out of the nucleus
    NUCLEAR ENVELOPE
  13. gives the cell its shape and provides support; not found in animal cells
    CELL WALL
  14. hairlike structures with the capacity for movement
    CILIA
  15. a long, hairlike structure used for movement
    FLAGELLUM
  16. site of photosynthesis
    CHLOROPLAST
  17. rod-shaped bodies that carry genetic information
    CHROMOSOMES
  18. stores and releases chemicals
    GOLGI BODIES
  19. holds nucleus together
    NUCLEAR MEMBRANE
  20. chromosomes are found here
    NUCLEUS
  21. surface for chemical activity
    ER
  22. units of heredity
    GENES
  23. digestion center
    LYSOSOME
  24. where proteins are made
    RIBOSOME
  25. structures involved in mitosis in animal cells only
    CENTRIOLES
  26. microscopic cylinders that support and give the cell shape
    MICROTUBULES
  27. shapes and supports a plant cell
    CELL WALL
  28. food for plant cells is made here
    CHLOROPLASTS
  29. spherical body within nucleus
    NUCLEOLUS
  30. controls entry into and out of cell
    CELL MEMBRANE
  31. traps light and is used to produce food for plants
    CHLOROPHYLL
  32. jellylike substance within the cell
    CYTOPLASM
  33. contains code which guides all cell activities
    CHROMOSOMES
  34. minute hole in nuclear membrane
    NUCLEAR PORE
  35. contains water and dissolved minerals
    VACUOLE
  36. stores food or contains pigment
    PLASTID
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biology organelles
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