1. CELL ORGANELLES

2. FROM THE OUTSIDE IN Cell Wall- Description- this is a firm or rigid “shell” around the outside of the cell membrane in plants. Animals DO NOT have cell walls. The Cell Wall is in green in this picture. The yellow inside is the cell membrane. It is like the walls around a city.

3. CELL MEMBRANE Cell Membrane- Description- the soft thin layer around the cytoplasm of all living cells. Function-it acts to control what substances pass in and out of the cell. It would be like the police or a chain link fence.

4. CYTOPLASM Description- The gel-like fluid inside the cell membrane. Function- It holds all the organelles. It is like the air in a city or like the public swimming pool with all the kids floating in it.

5. NUCLEUS Description- a round kernel shaped object inside the cell. Function- it holds and protects all the DNA (genetic material) It is like the city hall BUILDING protecting the mayor and the city counsel members. Organisms with a nucleus are called eukaryotes. Eu means true and kary means Nucleus.

6. THE ORGANELLES Mitochondria-Description- bean shaped organelles Function- these organelles convert the energy in food into energy the body can use easily. This would be like a power plant or a generator on someone’s home.

7. LYSOSOME Lys means to dissolve or decompose. Som means body Description-this is a sac inside the cell. Function-it destroys waste and broken cell parts It is like a recycling center or a garbage dump.

8. CHLOROPLAST Chlor means green and plast means form Description- A green oval shaped body Function- to use the light from the sun to make food for the plant. It would be like solar panels in a city.

9. ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM Description- A series of passageways folded on top of each other. Function- Proteins and lipids (fats) are produced here. Proteins on rough ER and lipids on smooth ER. It would be like a factory for proteins and fats in a city.

10. NUCLEAR ENVELOPE/MEMBRANE Description- It is a bilayer of fats Function- It protects the genetic material (DNA) from the rest of the cell. It would be like the city hall BUILDING protecting the mayor and the city counsel.

11. GOLGI BODIES/APPARATUS Description- tightly folded tunnels Function- It packages proteins to be delivered to other areas of the cell or body. It would be like the post office or Fedex

12. RIBOSOMES Description- ball shaped bodies on and around the endoplasmic reticulum. Function- proteins are made on the ribosomes. These organelles would be like a factory where a lot of protein is produced.

13. VACUOLES Description- sac like bodies inside cells Function- They store water, food and other useful molecules. The would be like the storage room, garage or storage unit.

14. CHROMATIN Description- DNA tightly wrapped around proteins called histones, to wind the DNA up in to twisted bundles. Function- is to compact the DNA into less volume It would be like a yarn winding machine.