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| Acts as a protective barrier |
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| Provides and maintains the shape of the cell |
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| Provides cell with unique characteristics |
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| Sites of protein synthesis |
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| Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum |
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| Proteins synthesized on them collect in Endoplasmic Reticulum for transport |
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| Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum |
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| Assist with lipid and steroid hormone synthesis, breakdown of lipid soluble toxins in liver cells, controls calcium release in muscle cells |
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| Important in packaging macromolecules for transport elsewhere in the cell |
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| Necessary for intracellular digestion |
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| Tranports cell secretions to cell surface for release |
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| Cenral Vacuole (Plant only) |
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| Stores nutrients and waste products, help increase cell size during growth, regulates turgor pressure |
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| Converts fatty acids to sugar, assists chloroplasts in photorespiration |
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| Food (sugar) is combined wih oxygen to make ATP when on surface |
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