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What is an organelle and its function?

What is an organelle and its function?<br/>

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L. Brett

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Answered Feb 18, 2021

The nucleus is one example of one of the most significant organelles in a cell. It is habitually the largest organelle in animal cells, but not always. Nuclei contain the genetic material called DNA responsible for regulating and directing all cell activities, which is an essential organelle because of its chief purpose.

The three organelles that contain certain DNA are the nucleus, mitochondria, and chloroplasts. Organelles are membrane-bound subunits within a cell that various illicit functions. An organelle is a typical term for the small organs or subunits within a cell.

Organelles are essential for a cell's function and embody the many "workers" within the cell with specialized functions. Organelles help us to understand cells and cellular structure. Some organelles include cell wall, nucleus, cytoplasm, ribosomes, vacuole, chloroplasts, cell membrane, chromosomes, and endoplasmic reticulum.

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E. Dixon

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Answered Feb 15, 2021

Organelles are specialized structures found inside cells. A typical body cell has different kinds of organelles, and they all work together to carry out specific life processes. Although each organelle has different functions, they all work together for the survival of cells.

Organelles are found in the cytoplasm of the cell, and they are surrounded by a cell membrane. Examples of some of the organelles in a typical cell structure are the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomes, mitochondria, ribosomes, and many others. What determines the amount of each organelle that will be present in a cell depends on the type of the cell itself.

That explains why there could be more mitochondria in a cell and small numbers of mitochondria in another cell. As said before, all organelles have their respective functions. For instance, the powerhouse of the cell is the mitochondrion. Also, a ribosome is an organelle responsible for the production of proteins.

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T. Perez

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Answered Feb 12, 2021

An organelle is a type of subcellular structure. It can do different jobs in the cell. Some say that an organelle is like how an organ will function in living things. It will carry out a certain function depending on what it is assigned to do. There are some organelles that are considered to be more important than the others.

For example, the nucleus is considered to be important because it is in charge of carrying genetic information. The mitochondrion is also important because it will release chemical energy. Ribosomes will also be considered to be important because they will help in assembling the proteins that the body needs.

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Answered May 20, 2019

Lysosome; Removes Old Parts
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