BRAINCAKELysosomes
Vesicles are fluid filled sacs formed from single membranes.
They are used for storage and transport.
They may bud off from other membranous organelles called the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus and contain lipids or peptides.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Golgi apparatus
- A stack of membrane-bound sacs that modifies, packages and transports proteins and lipids, forming secretory vesicles and lysosomes.
- pathogen
- A microorganism, such as a virus, bacterium, fungus or protoctist, that causes disease.
- phagocytosis
- The process by which a phagocyte engulfs and digests a pathogen or foreign particle.
More in Cell Structure
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- Chloroplasts
- Endoplasmic Reticulum
- Golgi Apparatus
- Ribosomes
- Cell Wall
- Vacuoles
- Cell Structure and Function
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