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What is the difference between an organelle and an organ.?

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Cell organelles are the specific structures present inside the cell that have specific functions to perform in different cell metabolic activities. They are mostly membrane bound. Mitochondria, ribosome, plastid, nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomes, golgi apparatus etc are cell organelles.

Organ is a group of particular tissues to perform a specific function in the body. For example: Cardiac tissues make up the heart, nervous tissues make up the brain, etc

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Organs are formed by tissues whereas organelles are found in cell and perform specific task . Organ example liver ,lungs .organelles example mitochondria etc.
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An organelle is present in a cell whereas a organ is present in a body.eg: mitochondria is a organelle whereas a liver is a organ
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