Cell Organelles: the structures in cells Organelle Function City Equivalent… Picture *Found in all cells Cell (plasma) membrane Covers the cell, keeps cytoplasm Where you enter and exit a in, semi-permeable city, the city limits *Found in most eukaryotic c ells Nucleus Control center; stores DNA, City hall or the mayor of a city largest and most visible organelle who runs the city *Found in all cells Ribosomes Read genetic material to make The hard working factory proteins workers Makes lipids and other materials, breaks *Found in Endoplasmic Reticulum The transportation system like Eukaryotic Cells down hazardous materials, delivery the roadway/highways system *Found in Golgi Apparatus Packages proteins for shipment Packages and ships like the Eukaryotic Cells within the cell and out of the cell UPS or FEDEX Lysosomes Breaks down and disposes of Trash collector *Found in Eukaryotic Cells waste Makes ATP for cell from sugar, ATP is *Found in all Mitochondria Power plant that provides Eukaryotic Cells the cell’s energy, needs oxygen energy to the homes in the city *Found in Contains chlorophyll, uses sunlight to Chloroplast Solar powered plants that use plant cells make sugar through photosynthesis sunlight and convert to energy *Found in all Vacuole Stores water and other liquids, Water tower/ food bank eukaryotic cells plants have large vacuoles Hard outer-covering, provides strength *Found in Plants, Cell Wall Wall around city Fungi, and Bacteria and support to cell membrane
Cell Organelles: the structures in cells Organelle Function City Equivalent… Picture Cell (plasma) membrane Covers the cell, keeps cytoplasm in, semi-permeable Where you enter and exit a city, the city limits *Found in all cells Nucleus Control center; stores DNA, largest and most visible organelle City hall or the mayor of a city who runs the city *Found in most eukaryotic c ells Ribosomes Read genetic material to make proteins The hard working factory workers *Found in all cells Endoplasmic Reticulum Makes lipids and other materials, breaks down hazardous materials, delivery system The transportation system like the roadway/highways *Found in Eukaryotic Cells Golgi Apparatus Packages proteins for shipment within the cell and out of the cell Packages and ships like the UPS or FEDEX *Found in Eukaryotic Cells Lysosomes Breaks down and disposes of waste Trash collector *Found in Eukaryotic Cells Mitochondria Makes ATP for cell from sugar, ATP is the cell’s energy, needs oxygen Power plant that provides energy to the homes in the city *Found in all Eukaryotic Cells Chloroplast Contains chlorophyll, uses sunlight to make sugar through photosynthesis Solar powered plants that use sunlight and convert to energy *Found in plant cells Vacuole Stores water and other liquids, plants have large vacuoles Water tower/ food bank *Found in all eukaryotic cells Cell Wall Hard outer-covering, provides strength and support to cell membrane Wall around city *Found in Plants, Fungi, and Bacteria
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