Organelles
Vocabulary
Analogies
Plant vs. Animal
Organelles
100
The control center of the cell
What is the nucleus?
100
A rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds plant cells
What is the Cell Wall?
100
In a city, the town hall
What is the Nucleus?
100
Has a cell wall
What is a plant cell?
100
Protein producers
What are Ribosomes?
200
The powerhouse of the cell
What is the Mitochondria?
200
A tiny cell structure that carries out specific functions within the cell
What are organelles?
200
In a city, the hydraulic dam
What are the Mitochondria?
200
Has chloroplasts
What is a plant cell?
200
Surrounds plant and animal cells
What is the cell membrane?
300
The passageway that carries materials from one part of the cell to another
What is Endoplasmic Reticulum?
300
Receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the Endoplasmic Reticulum, packs them, and distributes them to the cell
What are Golgi Bodies?
300
In a kitchen, the walls
What is the Cell Wall?
300
Has a cell membrane
What are plant and animal cells?
300
free space
What are automatic points?
400
Small organelles that break down food and worn out cell parts
What are Lysosomes?
400
The thin membrane that surrounds the nucleus and regulates what comes in and out
What is the Nuclear Envelope?
400
In a city, the scrap yard
What are Lysosomes?
400
Has multiple vacuoles
What is an animal cell?
400
The storage area of the cell
What is a vacuole?
500
The region between cell membrane and the nucleus
What is the Cytoplasm
500
strands of DNA that contain instructions for the cell
What are Chromatin?
500
In a city, a steel widget
What is a protein?
500
Is eukaryotic
What are plant and animal cells?
500
Captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce food
What is a Chloroplast?
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