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Organelle
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a specialized, membrane-bound structure within a cell that performs specific functions, contributing to the cell's overall structure and function
Example
Vacuoles, storage organelles, hold nutrients, waste products, or pigments in plant cells.
Golgi apparatus, an organelle with stacked membranes, modifies and packages proteins.
Mitochondria, energy-producing organelles, generate ATP through cellular respiration.
Prokaryotes lack membrane-bound organelles like the nucleus found in eukaryotic cells.
Through advanced light microscopy, researchers were able to observe behavior of organelles in living cells.
