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Basic building blocks of all living things.
Cells
The control center of the cell
Nucleus
Is responsible for protecting and packaging DNA
Chromatin
The powerhouse of a cell
Mitochondria
Make proteins needed for many cell functions
Ribosomes
The recycling center of the cell
Lysosome
Digests foreign bacteria that invade cells
Peroxisomes
Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins
Golgi Aparatus
Responsible for lipid metabolism
Smooth ER
Makes the cells membrane
Rough ER
Asexual cell reproduction
Mitosis
Sexual cell reproduction
Meiosis
Proto-oncogenes
Genes that inhibit cell division
Tumor Supressor Genes
Segments at the ends of chromosomes
Telomeres