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Science 7
Cells and Organelles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cell Membrane | "Members only can come and go" Controls what comes into and out of a cell. found in plant and animal cells Only members can come and go |
| Cell Wall | Ridged outer layer of a plant cell "I'm a brick wall" |
| Cytoplasm | Gel like fluid where the organelles are found "Snail through my plasma" |
| Mitochondria | Produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions "I am a "mighty" power house" |
| Lysosomes | Uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts "I clean things up like Lysol" |
| Vacuoles | Stores food, water, wastes and other materials "I'll store anything- vacuum bags" |
| Golgi Bodies | Receives proteins and materials from the ER, packages the and distributes them "I'm a "GOLden" packer" |
| Chloroplasts | Captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in a plant cells "Make me something sweet to eat" |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum | Has passageways that carry proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another "I am a transportER" |
| Ribosomes | assembles amino acids to create proteins "I make some nice proteins" |
| Nucleus | Control center of the cell; contains DNA "I am the control center" |
| Nucleolus | Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes " I am the little nucleus" |
| Chromatin | Tiny strands inside the nucleus that contain the instructions for directing the cells functions " I am a tin of information" |