By: Taylor Adams, Luke
Bruno, Ryan Rushall and
Jillian Webb

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Ribosomes are for assembling the proteins of a cell.
Smallest organelle but the but the most abundant.
Ribosomes mix amino acid to convert food into protein.
Ribosomes are attached to the Endoplasmic
Reticulum which makes the surface look rough hence the rough ER.
Ribosomes are made up of dozens of proteins

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Also called the “Microtubules organizing center.”
Not essential but has a big part in the animal cell.
Centrosomes help in the division process.
Control structure of cell.
Centrosomes are made up of centrioles.
Placed near the nucleus and cytoplasm.
Are made up of two centrioles which separate at the time of cell division.

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Rib is from ribonucleic acid
Soma is Greek for body
Ribosomes contain twenty-five percent of the cells mass
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Cancer cells have more than normal number of centrosomes.
Centrosomes are not in fungi.
The first animal found to not have centrosome is a fresh water flat worm.