I am being asked what organelle would be able to be taken out of the cell that would allow it to still function, and why.

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anonymous · Answer

okay well what do you think it is?

anonymous · Answer

okay how about what do you know that it's not?

anonymous · Answer

I've been sitting here trying to figure that out, but I'm still not sure. I keep wanting to say either lysosomes or ribosomes. But i'm not sure if the ribosomes are absolutely necessary to makes the proteins or not.

anonymous · Answer

Well I know it can't be the nucleus, or the cell membrane.

anonymous · Answer

that's correct but it's not going to be the ribosomes because those are the messengers so you need them.

anonymous · Answer

so maybe lysosomes?

anonymous · Answer

do you mind if I give you a URL to a website I just found? i'll answer your questions and any extra infor u need to know :)

anonymous · Answer

here http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Structural_Biochemistry/Cell_Organelles

anonymous · Answer

but from reading this I think the answer is Peroxisome.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you!

anonymous · Answer

any time :)