12 Organelle

Project

Mason Rudd 9/21/2023

Cell Membrane
Cell Function: Regulates the
transport of materials entering
and exiting the cell
Analogies: 1. Cell
Membrane is like a screen
door, because a screen door
holds things out but lets air
in. 2. A tent is also like Cell
Membrane it holds things
out but lets air in.

Home: The cell

membrane can be found
in every living cell.

Facts: Is found in all cells and separates the

interior of the cell from the outside.
Nucleus
Cells Function: The repository of genetic
information and as the cell’s control center.

Analogies: 1. The remote to the TV 2.

Someone you work for

Home: You mostly find nucleus cells in eukaryotic cells

Facts: Nucleuses are the most recognized

substructure In eukaryotic cells
Chloroplasts Cells Function: Produces energy through
photosynthesis and oxygen release processes,
which sustain plant growth and crop yield.

Analogies : 1. Its like a solar panel. 2.

They are also like kitchen cooks they
produce food for people

Home: Mainly inside plant cells and some

protists cells like algae

Facts: Plant cell organelles that

convert light energy into
relatively stable chemical energy
via the photosynthetic process.
Vacuole Cells Functions: Handles waste products, and
by handle, mean take in waste products and
get rid of waste products
Analogies: 1. Like a water storage tank 2. Like
a warehouse
House: Plant and fungi cells
and some protist, animal, and
bacterial cells.
Facts: Keeps harmful substances and
molecules separate from the rest of the
cell.
Lysosome Cell Function: The digestive system of the cell.
Analogies: 1. Garbage cans 2. An engine
Home: Some animal or plant cells.
Facts: Lysosomes are involved with various cell
processes. They break down excess or worn-out cell
parts
Mitochondria Cell Function: Generate most of the
chemical energy needed to power the
cell’s biochemical reactions.

Analogies: 1. Acts like

a power plant 2. An
electric box.
Home: Nearly every
eukaryotic organism,
including plants and
animals.
Facts: Mitochondria function as batteries
tat produce more than 90% of the energy
in your body’s cell.
Cytoplasm Cell Function: Holding the
components of the cell and
protects them from damage.
Analogies: 1. Cytoplasm is
like a jelly inside a donut
2. Glue.
Home: You can find
cytoplasm in
prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells.
Facts: The gelatinous
liquid that fills the inside
of a cell.
Ribosomes
Cells Function: Making proteins.
Analogies: 1. A factory 2. The
kitchen in a house
Home: Prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells; in
mitochondria, chloroplasts
and bacteria
Facts: A ribosome is an intercellular
structure made of both RNA and
protein, and it is the site of protein
synthesis in the cell
Endoplasmic Cells Function: To produce
proteins for the rest of the cell
to function
Analogies: 1. Factory
conveyor belt 2. Tunnel
connecting different areas
Home: Eukaryotic Cells
Facts: A large, dynamic structure
that serves many roles in the cell
including calcium storage, protein
synthesis and lipid metabolism
Golgi Body Cell Function: Helps process and package
proteins a lipid molecules, especially proteins
and destined to be exported from the cell.

Analogies: 1. The packing room in a factory 2.

Plastic wrap and tin foil

Home: Eukaryotic Cells

Facts: A cell organelle that helps process
and package proteins and lipid
molecules.
Cell Wall Cell Function: Separates the
interior contents of the cell
from exterior environment
Analogies: 1. An outer wall
for a castle 2. Walls on a
house.
Home: You can find cell walls in
fungi, algae and plants, and in most
prokaryotes.
Facts: Cell walls contain a Varity if
enzymes
Nucleolus
Cell Function: Produces and
assembles the cell’s ribosomes
Analogies: 1. A building materials
manufacturer 2. A teenager in a
house
Home: Eukaryotic cells
Facts: The largest nuclear organelle and
is the primary site of ribosome subunit
biogenesis in eukaryotic cells.