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Question by  reliable44 (19)

What are the functions of an organelle?

 
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Answer by  Michael86 (16)

There is no one function that organelles are responsible for. Organelles are like the organs within a cell. Each cell has several organelles that have each evolved with different roles and responsibilities to help maintain homeostasis within the cell. Without organelles a cell would have no chance of surviving. Organelles main responsibility then is to maintain homeostasis.

 
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Answer by  Jenn09 (176)

It depends upon which type of organelle you are talking about. For example, the mitochondria produces energy. The Golgi complex packages/labels proteins to be shipped somewhere else in the cell.

 
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Answer by  HH (404)

Chloroplast (plants): photosynthesis; Vacuole (plants): storage; mitochondria: energy generation; nucleus: storage of DNA and transcription; endoplasmatic reticulum: protein secretion; lysosomes: degradation of proteins

 
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