Plant Cell Foldable Name _________________ Core __

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Plant Cell Directions: After you have finished coloring your cell, match the words, functions (jobs), and interactions
with the correct organelles
Function: This organelle is the “control
Nucleus Cell Membrane center” or “City hall” of the cell. It stores the
directions for making all the cell’s proteins in
its DNA.

Function: This organelle is the “power plant”

Mitochondria Chloroplast of the cell. It breaks down sugars to make
ATP (cellular energy).

Ribosomes Vacuole Function: This organelle is the “border

patrol” of a cell. It surrounds the cytoplasm. It
is made of a double layer of phospholipids. It
controls what is allowed into or out of the
cell.

Endoplasmic Cell Wall Function: This organelle is found on the

outside of plant cells, and some bacteria
cells, but is NOT found in animal cells.
Reticulum (ER) It is hard and gives plant cells their geometric
shape. It is what allows plants to grow tall.

Golgi Complex Cytoplasm Function: This is the “Water tower” or

“swimming pool” of the cell. It’s the largest
organelle in a plant cell. It is where a plant
cell stores water.

Function: This organelle is the “factory” of a Function: This organelle is the “post office”
Lysosome cell. It makes all the proteins in a cell. It is of the cell. It stores proteins and lipids, and
the tiniest organelle, but one of the most ships them off to their final destination in a
important! vesicle.
Function: This organelle is the “Incinerator”
of a cell. It breaks down & recycles old
organelles, and destroys invaders (like
bacteria & viruses).
Interactions: If invaders get past the cell
membrane, this organelle is in charge of
capturing and destroying them! It also
recycles old organelles so that the ribosomes
always have more protein building blocks.
Interactions: This flexible outer layer of all
cells holds the cytoplasm together. Vesicles
merge with it to allow proteins into or out of
the cell.

Function: This organelle is the “solar panel”
of a cell. It allows plants to make their own
food (sugar) through a process called
photosynthesis. They are also what makes
plant leaves look green!
Interactions: Proteins get delivered to this
organelle by the Endoplasmic Reticulum,
then it packages them and ships the proteins
off in vesicles.
Interactions: This organelle receives
proteins from the ribosomes for final
processing. It then puts the proteins in a
vesicle & passes then on to the Golgi
complex.

Function: This organelle is the “delivery
system” of the cell. The “Rough” part is
covered in ribosomes, it processes &
delivers proteins. The “smooth” is where
poisons get broken down & lipids are made
Interactions: Vesicles and Lysosomes move
through this jelly-like substance as they
deliver proteins, or track down invaders.
Interactions: This organelle is made up of a
lipid membrane made in the smooth
Endoplasmic reticulum. When it is full of
water, this organelle helps the cell wall
support the plant so that it does not droop.

Function: This is the jelly like substance that Interactions: This hard outside layer of a
fills up all cells. All the organelles are safely plant cell helps the Cell membrane decide
nestled inside of it. what can enter or exit a plant cell.

Interactions: This green plant organelle
makes sugar using sunlight energy, CO2,
and water, then passes it on to the
Mitochondria so that it can make ATP.
Interactions: This organelle follows the RNA
directions it gets from the nucleus to make
proteins for the cell. After the proteins are
made they get sent to the Rough
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) for delivery.
Interactions: This organelle relies on the
Mitochondria for the energy it needs to make
RNA directions
It relies on ribosomes to read the RNA to
make proteins!
It also relies
Interactions: In a plant cell, this organelle
relies on the Chloroplasts to get sugar so
that it can make ATP.
All organelles rely on this one for energy!

Use the following color key to color your plant/animal cell:
Plant Cell Coloring
 Cell Membrane (orange)
 Nucleus (pink)
 Mitochondria (red)
 Vacuole (light blue)
 Chromosomes (gray)
Animal Cell Coloring
 Cell Membrane (orange)
 Nucleus (pink)
 Mitochondria (red)
 Lysosome (black)
Cell Coloring Key
 Cell Wall (dark green)
 Lysosome (black)
 Chloroplasts (light green)
 Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
(brown)
 Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
(brown)
 Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
(brown)
 Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
(brown)
 Ribosome (purple)
 Cytoplasm (yellow)
 Golgi Apparatus (dark blue)
 Ribosome (purple)
 Cytoplasm (yellow)
 Golgi Apparatus (dark blue)