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, • It is rod-shaped or spherical
• It consists of two layers of membranes, which are the smooth outer membrane and
folded inner membrane
• Contains enzymes that play a role in cellular respiration
function • A site that generates energy through the glucose oxidation
process during cellular respiration
• Energy released in the form of ATP molecules (adenosine
triphosphate) to be used by the cells
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• Small cylindrical components that exist in pairs in animal cells
• Made u p of complex arrangement of microtubules
• Does not exist in plant cells
function
• Forms spindle fibre during cell division in animal cells
, • Consists of a stack of parallel flattened sacs that are coated by a single cell membrane
• New membrane is added at one end of the Golgi apparatus and vesicles bud off from the
other end.
function • Processes, modifies, packs and transports chemicals such
as protein, carbohydrate and glycoprotein (combination of
carbohydrate and protein)
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• Outer membrane that surrou nds the entire content of cell
• Made of proteins and phospholipids
• Thin and elastic film
• Partially permeable
function
• Separates content of cell from the
external environment
• Controls movement of substances
into and out of the cell
• Allows exchange of nutrients, respiratory gases
and waste materials between cells and their surrou ndings
, • Small spherical sac enclosed in a single membrane
• Contains hydrolytic enzymes
function • Hydrolyses complex organic molecules such as protein,
nucleic acid and lipid
• Breaks down bacteria and components of damaged cells
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• Largest component in the cell
• Spherical, compressed and enclosed in a nuclear membrane with many pores
• The nucleus contains chromosomes, nucleolus and nucleoplasm.
• Controls all cell activities
• Has chromosomes that contain
function
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). DNA determines the cell characteristics
and metabolic fu nction
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