What's Inside?
What's that Organelle?
Function
Structure
Cell Metaphor (city)
100

Everything in the cell is inside of this structure.

cell membrane

100

central vacuole

100

Creates the rigid structure of a plant cell

Cell Wall

100

Has a smooth and rough section.

 Endoplasmic Reticulum

100

The gate surrounding your city

cell membrane

200

Energy is made inside of this organelle.

mitochondria

200

chloroplast

200

What organelle digests cell waste? 

lysosomes

200

Separated by a nuclear membrane.

the nucleus

200

The power plant for making energy.

mitochondria

300

DNA is inside this organelle

the nucleus

300

the Endoplasmic Reticulum

300

What creates proteins for the cell?

ribosomes

300

A lipid bilayer that is semi-permeable.

What is the cell membrane?

300

The government of your city, or the town hall.

the nucleus

400

this may store water, salts, proteins, or carbohydrates

vacuole

400


mitochondria

400

These break down alcohols and kill bacteria, producing hydrogen peroxide

peroxisomes

400

Throughout the cell surrounding organelles.

cytoplasm

400

The factory of the city.

ribosomes (make protein)

500

This organelle carries digestive enzymes.

lysosomes

500

What are the Centrioles?

500

which organelle organizes microtubules to help the cell divide by pulling chromosomes apart

the centrioles

500

Has many different compartments for packaging and sorting.

Golgi Apparatus

500

The post office

Golgi Apparatus