1. Bellwork  Write 3 things you know about the cell

2. The Cell as a Factory

3. Cell Membrane  Regulates what enters and leaves the cell; where the cell makes contact with the external environment  Acts as the shipping and receiving department of a factory  It controls what comes in and what goes out of the factory

4. The Cell

5. Nucleus  Controls all cell activity and contains DNA  Acts as the main office  The control center of the factory

6. Endoplasmic Reticulum  Makes lipids (fats), breaks down harmful substances, and packs up proteins for the Golgi Apparatus  Acts as the assembly line  Where products are made and packaged and substances are broken down

7. Ribosomes  Builds proteins  Acts as the employees of the factory  Individuals who make the products

8. Golgi Apparatus  Makes and transports proteins and other materials out of the cell  Acts as the finishing and packaging area of the factory  Where products are processed and shipped out

9. Lysosomes  Digests food particles, waste, cell parts and foreign invaders  Acts as the maintenance area  Where wastes and other unwanted materials are collected and broken down

10. Mitochondria  Breaks down food molecules to make energy  Acts as the power plant  Where the factory’s power comes from

11. Cytoplasm  Contains all the organelles and provides the space for cell functions to occur  Acts as the factory floor  Space within the factory where products are made and business is conducted

12. Vacuole  Stores water and other materials  Acts as the warehouse  Where materials are stored

13. Cell Wall  Only found in plant cells  Its function is to give support and shape to a cell

14. Chloroplast  Found only in the plant cell  Manufactures food in the cell by photosynthesis