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The Cell and its Organelles. Eukaryopolis - The City of Animal Cells: Crash Course Biology #4. The Virtual Cell. Sc1011c1f_interactivecell. Cell Models: An Interactive Animation. Nucleolus: The prominent structure in the nucleus is the nucleolus.

Cell Models: An Interactive Animation

The nucleolus produces ribosomes, which move out of the nucleus and take positions on the rough endoplasmic reticulum where they are critical in protein synthesis. Cytosol: The cytosol is the "soup" within which all the other cell organelles reside and where most of the cellular metabolism occurs. Though mostly water, the cytosol is full of proteins that control cell metabolism including signal transduction pathways, glycolysis, intracellular receptors, and transcription factors. Cellular Biology: Cell Structures and Functions. As of July 1, 2013 ThinkQuest has been discontinued.

Cellular Biology: Cell Structures and Functions

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