Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 3 - Section 3.4 - The Cell Interior - Before You Go On - Page 106: 22

Answer

Organelles are internal structures of a cell that carry out specialized metabolic functions. They are required for a cell's survival. Two examples are the mitochondria and ribosomes. Inclusions are not essential to a cell's survival. They include things that are floating around in the ICF, such as cell products and foreign bodies. Two examples are dust particles and fat droplets.

Work Step by Step

Organelles are required for a cell's survival and include everything the cell needs to keep living. Inclusions are just included in the cell and it doesn't really matter to the cell's survival. A cell could have a dust particle floating around in the ICF or not. Inclusions are also never enclosed in a membrane.
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