Cell Parts and Functions

As we learn about the different parts of a cell, we can compare them to a

• Rock

• Firehouse

• School

• Toilet

I decide what goes in and out of the cell. I surround the cell and can be found in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a...(hint: Think about a school’s walls and doors)

• Nucleus

• Cell Membrane

• Marshmellow

• Golgi Apparatus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the school principal compared to in a cell?

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Cell membrane

The cytoplasm is found in both ______ and animal cells.

• plant

• mushroom

• protozoan

In your reading, they compare cytoplasm to a​ (a)   because it holds the cell organelles in place. In the same way, a class holds all the learning material, ​ (b)   and staff throughout the day.

• classroom
• students
• gym
• art class
• parents
• potato

I am energy producing structure and I am in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a....

• Nucleus

• Golgi Body

• Cytoskeleton

• Mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

In the mitochondria, cellular respiration changes oxygen and ​ (a)   into ​ energy for the cell.

• food
• diaper
• water
• DNA

The endoplasmic reticulum or ER, is found in both plant and animal cells and helps move material throughout the cell. In your reading, it compares the ER to a...

• A hallway in a school. Students move from class to class through the hallways. This is how materials are moved through the ER.

• A cafeteria, making food for studnets to eat. Like chlorplast does for plant cells.

• A principal, who tells students and staff what to do, similar to how the Nucleus tells a cell what its function is.

Chloroplast is ONLY in plant cells.

• True

• False

Chloroplast captures light energy to make food for plants.

• True

• False