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PROTIST CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS

Cell membrane
Nucleus
Endoplasmic
reticulum
Contractile
vacuole

Cytoplasm

Mitochondrion

Food Lysosome
Ribosome vacuole

Cell structure Function

Boundary that controls what enters and leaves the cell
Cell membrane
A membrane that stores water and expels excess water
Contractile vacuole
Internal fluid that contains the cell structures
Cytoplasm
Endoplasmic A membranous structure that assembles proteins and parts
reticulum of the cell membrane
A membrane that stores food and merges with a lysosome
Food vacuole to digest food
An organelle that digests cellular waste and merges with a
Lysosome food vacuole to digest food
An organelle that converts the energy in food into usable
Mitochondrion energy for the cell
An organelle that contains the cell’s genetic material
Nucleus (DNA), which determines the nature of cell structures and
substances
A structure that makes proteins, free or bound to the
Ribosome endoplasmic reticulum
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