Animal Cell Organelles and Factory Analogy

Which organelle is like a chain-link fence? It's a flexible, protective barrier and filters what enters or leaves a cell.

• Cell membrane

• Cell wall

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

Which organelle is like the hallways and rooms of a factory? It's the space / fluid that fills a cell and all the organelles float in.

• Cell membrane

• Cytoplasm

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like a factory worker? It builds molecules called proteins, which do work inside of cells.

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Golgi apparatus

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like the factory's power generator? It's often called the "powerhouse" and provides energy for the cell.

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like an assembly line? It builds lipids and modifies (edits) proteins.

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Golgi apparatus

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like a post office? It packages proteins and lipids into vesicles (trucks) and sends them to other places in the cell.

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Golgi apparatus

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like a factory manager? It provides the instructions for how the factory is supposed to function.

• Cytoplasm

• DNA

• Protein

• Ribosome

Which organelle is like the factory manager's office? It's the 'room' that the manager is inside of.

• Lysosome

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like the factory's garbage dock? It's where waste is broken down and recycled.

• Golgi apparatus

• Lysosome

• Vacuole

• Vesicle

Which organelle is like a factory's water storage tanks? It's where water and nutrients are stored.

• Centrosome / Centrioles

• Lysosome

• Vacuole

• Vesicle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2