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6 Cell Organelles: Media

A quick refresher course in biology!

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Plant and animal cells
A side-by-side comparison of an animal and plant cell.
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Eukaryotic cell nucleus
The nucleus of a eukaryotic cell is enclosed within its own membrane, or envelope....
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Endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosomes on the outer surface of the endoplasmic reticulum play an important role...
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The Golgi apparatus plays an important role in the modification and transport of proteins
A membrane-bound organelle of eukaryotic cells, the Golgi apparatus is made up of...
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Chloroplast structure
The internal (thylakoid) membrane vesicles are organized into stacks, which reside...
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Mitochrondria
A mitochondrion cut longitudinally.
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