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Why are organelles important?

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They carry out essential functions that are necessary for the survival of cells – harvesting energy, making new proteins, getting rid of waste and so on. Core organelles include the nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum and several others. ... Different types of cells have different amounts of some organelles.

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