Biology Vocab
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- nucleus
- a large membrane that contains the cells genetic material
- cytoplasm
- is the portion of the cell outside the nucleus
- chromatin
- granular material that contains the DNA in the nucleus
- chromosome
- formed when the cells divide and chromatin condenses to form this
- nucleolus
- assembles ribosomes
- ribosomes
- small particles of RNA and proteins in cytoplasm
- endoplasmic reticulum
- internal membrane system that assembles lipid components of cell membrane
- golgi apparatus
- stack of membranes in the cell that sorts, modifies and packages proteins from the ER
- lysosome
- cell organelle filled with enzymes needed to break down certain materials
- vacuole
- stores materials such as waters, saltts, proteins, and carbs
- mitochondria
- converts chemical energy stored in food into components that the cell can use
- chloroplast
- organelles that capture energy from sunlight and conferts it into chemical energy in a process called photosynthesis
- cytoskeleton
- network of protein filaments that helps the cell to maintain its shape and movement
- centrioles
- organizes cell division