Name the Organelle
Describe the Function
Analogies
What is....
100

The protective, semi-permeable layer protecting the cell.

Cell membrane

100

Nucleus

The brain of the cell. 

Directs the cell's activities.

Contains the genetic material (DNA, Chromosomes)


100

If the cell were a school, this organelle would be the principal. (AKA "Brain of the cell")

Nucleus 

100

The smallest unit of life. All living things are made of these...

Cells!

200

This organelle traps sunlight for photosynthesis. (In Plant Cells)

Chloroplasts

200

Cell Wall

The rigid outer layer of the PLANT cell that provides support to the cell. 

200

If the cell were a school, the lysosomes would be?

The janitor

200

What are cell parts that perform certain functions?

Organelles

300

This is where proteins are made.

Ribosomes

300

Vacuoles

Stores food, water, wastes, etc. 

Much larger in plants. 

300

If the cell were a school, the cell membrane would be represented by?

The walls, fences, etc around the school

300

What are different types of tissues working together?

Organ

400

The organelle that transports proteins

The Endoplasmic Reticulum

400

Mitochondria

Powerhouse of the cell.

Convert food into energy that the cell can use. 

400

If the cell were a city, the Post Office would represent?

The Golgi Apparatus 

400

Who is the scientist who first observed cells and gave them their name?

Robert Hooke

500

What is the largest organelle in the plant cell? 

The vacuole

500

Golgi apparatus

Make, process, and package proteins.

Receives proteins and materials from the Endoplasmic Reticulum. 

500

If the cell were a city, what would the highways and road systems represent?

Endoplasmic Reticulum 


500

What is the cell theory?

1. All organisms are made up of one or more cells.

2. The cell is the basic unit of life.

3. All cells come from existing cells.

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