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Cellular Control Center | ? |
Controls all the cell's activities | ![]() (genetic material found in nucleoid region) |
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Produces ribosomal RNA | ![]() |
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Organelles that store, clean-up, and support | ? |
Stores food, water and waste | ![]() |
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Lysosome | Breaks down and recycles macromolecules | ![]() |
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Jelly like material outside the cell nucleus in which the organelles are located | ![]() |
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Organelles that build proteins | ? |
Site of protein synthesis | ![]() |
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Endoplasmic reticulum | Transports materials through the cell | ![]() |
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Packages proteins and lipids | ![]() |
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Organelles that capture and release energy | ? |
Site of photosynthesis; converts the solar energy to chemical energy | ![]() (some do have chlorophyll) |
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Converts chemical energy in food into usable compounds | ![]() (the reaction happens in the cytoplasm) |
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Boundaries | ? |
Membrane that surrounds the nucleus | ![]() |
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Shapes, supports and protects the cell | ![]() |
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Cell membrane | Regulates materials entering and leaving the cell | ![]() |
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