Animal Cell Organelle Lesson

Cell Organelles and

Their Functions

Cell Membrane

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Provides support and protection

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Functions as cell

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Think of our school’s doors.

and

Cytoplasm

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Jelly

-

like material that fills the cell

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Contains water and food for cell

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Holds organelles in place

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Think of the air that fills up this entire school

Nucleus

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Contains

DNA

, which makes you who you are

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Controls all of the activity of the cell.

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Think of the principal’s office as the nucleus.

Endoplasmic Reticulum (E.R.)

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The “

highway

” of the cell that moves materials

around to other parts

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Some parts of the E.R. contain

ribosomes.

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Think of the school hallways where students and

teachers transport to other parts of the school

If you drive

too fast, you’ll
end up in the

E.R.!

Golgi Apparatus

◼

Packages, stores,

and

secretes

energy

for the cell

◼

Think of the lunch faculty who bring

cafeteria food into the school, then

pack and store it in the kitchen for

later use

Mitochondria

◼

Break down food and release energy to

cell

–

the “

Powerhouse

” of the cell

◼

Think of lunch time at school

–

food is

taken out of packages, cooked, and

then provided to students and teachers

to power them for the rest of the day

Lysosomes

◼

Clean up the cell waste products

(

Ly

sosomes clean just like

Ly

sol!

)

◼

Think of the janitors who clean up any

waste in the school at the end of the

day

Any questions?

Question One: Did we look at

a plant or animal cell today?

A) Plant

B) Animal

B) Animal

Question Two: What is an

organelle?

A) The part of the cell that stores,
packages, and secretes energy

C) A small organ inside the body, like
one of your kidneys

B) A part of a cell that performs a
specific function

Question Three: Which organelle

is the highway of the cell?

A) Mitochondria

B) Nucleus

C) Endoplasmic Reticulum (E.R.)

Question Four: What is the

cell membrane’s function?

A) Allows materials to enter/exit cell

B) Contains the DNA

C) Cleans up cell waste

Question Five: Which organelle

is the “powerhouse”?

A) Lysosomes

B) Mitochondria

C) Golgi Apparatus

Question Six: The nucleus

contains _____, which makes

you who you are genetically

A) Ribosomes

B) Lysosomes

C) DNA

Question Seven: What is the

function of the Golgi Apparatus?

A) Packages, stores, and secretes
energy
B) Controls basic cell processes

C) Controls what enters/exits cell

Question Eight: What do

lysosomes do?

A) Deliver materials to other parts of
the cell
B) Clean up cell waste

C) Store food and water

Question Nine: Think hard

–

which

organelle has not been an answer

so far? (Hint: it holds the other

organelles in place!)

A) Golgi Apparatus

B) Cytoplasm

C) Mitochondria