1. What is this made up of?

2. An Introduction to Cells

3. Cells are Building Blocks
Plants
Animals
Humans
building blocks
CELLS
Cells are Building Blocks

4. CELLS A cell is the smallest unit of living matter.
Cells contain all the chemicals and molecules necessary to keep an organism alive.
What is a cell?

5. Take these items out from your pencil case.
What functions do they serve?
Are their functions interchangeable?
Activity

6. CELLS Similarly, we have different types of cells in our bodies.
These many different kinds of cells have different functions.
Cell Types

7. WHAT IS INSIDE A CELL? Organelles:
are organised or specialised structures within a living cell, each with a unique function,
What is inside a cell?

8. ANIMAL CELL CITY Ribosome Lysosome Factory Recycling facility Nucleus
Creates new proteins required for the cell
Nucleus
Breaks down worn out cell components and reuses materials
City Hall
Golgi complex
Controls the activities of the cell
Post office
Mitochondrion
Packs and transports proteins to various parts of the cell
POWER STATION
Produces energy for use by the cell from glucose
Endoplasmic reticulum
Transport
system
Cytoplasm
Cell membrane
Environment
City POLICE
Provides a network to move stuff to the cell membrane and back
Inner space of the cell
Allows particles to move in/out of the cell
Cell City: Animal

9. PLANT CELL CITY Golgi body Vacuole Lysosome Post office Water plant
Recycling
Facility
Packs and transports proteins to various parts of the cell
Stores water for the plant to use
Cell Wall
Chloroplast
Breaks down worn out cell components and reuse materials
City Wall
SOLAR POWER PLANT
Site where photosynthesis takes place
Structural support for the cell
Endoplasmic reticulum
Nucleus
Transport
system
City Hall
Controls the activities of the cell
Provides a network to move stuff to the cell membrane and back
Cytoplasm
Mitochondrion
Ribosome
Cell membrane
Environment
POWER STATION
Factory
Inner space of the cell
City POLICE
Produces energy for use by the cell from glucose
Creates new proteins required for the cell
Allows particles to move in/out of cell
Cell City: Animal

10. Animal vs. Plant Cells

11. Can You Haiku the Organelles?