Intro to Cell Biology

Elissa S. (United States of America)
Unit 1 Organelle List
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  1. cell
    the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
  2. organelle
    a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
  3. mitochondrion
    part of a cell involved in energy production
  4. nucleus
    a part of the cell responsible for growth and reproduction
  5. lysosome
    a membrane-bound organelle containing digestive enzymes
  6. cilium
    a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell
  7. nucleolus
    a round body in a cell that is involved in protein synthesis
  8. ribosome
    a particle in a cell that helps synthesize proteins
Created on Fri Aug 17 13:48:36 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Aug 17 13:49:36 EDT 2012)

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