{"id":1937,"date":"2016-05-06T22:52:01","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T22:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/biologyxwaymakerxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=1937"},"modified":"2024-04-26T00:10:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T00:10:22","slug":"outcome-organelles","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-nmbiology1\/chapter\/outcome-organelles\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Organelles","rendered":"Introduction to Organelles"},"content":{"raw":"

What you\u2019ll learn to do: Identify membrane-bound organelles found in eukaryotic cells<\/h2>\r\nHave you ever heard the phrase \"form follows function?\" It's a philosophy practiced in many industries. In architecture, this means that buildings should be constructed to support the activities that will be carried out inside them. For example, a skyscraper should be built with several elevator banks; a hospital should be built so that its emergency room is easily accessible.\r\n\r\nOur natural world originated\u00a0the principle of form following function, especially in cell biology, and this will become clear as we explore eukaryotic cells. Unlike prokaryotic cells,\u00a0eukaryotic cells<\/strong> have:\r\n
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  1. a membrane-bound nucleus<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. numerous membrane-bound organelles<\/strong>\u2014such as the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, chloroplasts, mitochondria, and others<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. several, rod-shaped chromosomes<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nBecause a eukaryotic cell's nucleus is surrounded by a membrane, it is often said to have a \"true nucleus.\" The word \"organelle\" means \"little organ,\" and, as already mentioned, organelles have specialized cellular functions, just as the organs of your body have specialized functions.","rendered":"

    What you\u2019ll learn to do: Identify membrane-bound organelles found in eukaryotic cells<\/h2>\n

    Have you ever heard the phrase “form follows function?” It’s a philosophy practiced in many industries. In architecture, this means that buildings should be constructed to support the activities that will be carried out inside them. For example, a skyscraper should be built with several elevator banks; a hospital should be built so that its emergency room is easily accessible.<\/p>\n

    Our natural world originated\u00a0the principle of form following function, especially in cell biology, and this will become clear as we explore eukaryotic cells. Unlike prokaryotic cells,\u00a0eukaryotic cells<\/strong> have:<\/p>\n

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    1. a membrane-bound nucleus<\/li>\n
    2. numerous membrane-bound organelles<\/strong>\u2014such as the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, chloroplasts, mitochondria, and others<\/li>\n
    3. several, rod-shaped chromosomes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Because a eukaryotic cell’s nucleus is surrounded by a membrane, it is often said to have a “true nucleus.” The word “organelle” means “little organ,” and, as already mentioned, organelles have specialized cellular functions, just as the organs of your body have specialized functions.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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