1. Warm-Up Organelle Presentation
Talk with your group about WHO is saying WHAT.

2. Organelles
Romano Science 7

3. Cell Membrane Function: Controls what comes into and out of a cell
Location: Plant & Animal Cells
How Can I Remember? Members can only come and go

4. Cell Wall
Function: Rigid out layer of plant cell that maintains shape of cell and supports/protects the cell
Location: Plant Cells
How Can I Remember? I’m a brick wall

5. Cytoplasm Function: Gel-like fluid that holds organelles in place
Location: Plant & Animal Cells
How Can I Remember? Sail through my plasma

6. Mitochondria
Function: “Powerhouse” of the cell; produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions
Location: Plant & Animal Cells
How Can I Remember? I am a “mighty” powerhouse

7. Lysosomes
Function: Uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts (digest, clean, and recycle)
Location: Animal Cells (SOME plant cells)
How Can I Remember? I clean things up! (Hint: Lysol)

8. Vacuoles Function: Stores food, water, waste, and other materials
Location: Plant and Animal Cells
How Can I Remember? I’ll store anything (Hint: Vacuum Bags)

9. Golgi Apparatus
Function: Receives proteins & materials from the ER, packages them & distributes them.
Location: Plant and Animal Cells
How Can I Remember? I’m a GOLden packer.

10. Chloroplasts
Function: Captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in plant cells.
Location: Plant Cells
How Can I Remember? Make me something sweet to eat.

11. Endoplasmic Reticulum
Function: Has passageways that carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another
Location: Plant and Animal Cells
How Can I Remember? I’m a transportER

12. Ribosomes Function: Assembles amino acids to create proteins
Location: Plant and Animal Cells
How Can I Remember? I make “some” nice proteins

13. Nucleus
Function: Contains DNA, which controls the functions of the cell and production of proteins
Location: Plant and Animal Cells
How Can I Remember? I’m the control center.

14. Nucleolus Function: Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes
Location: Plant and Animal Cells
How Can I Remember? I’m in “control” of the number of “ribos”