Cell Organelles and Their Functions

Cell Membrane

• Controls the cell's activities - like a BRAIN!

• Regulates the passage of materials into and out of the cell (decides what can come in and go out)

• The "powerhouse of the cell"

• May store water, food, or waste

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Nucleus

• The "powerhouse" of the cell

• Rectangular structure used for support in plants, algae, and fungi

• Controls the cell's activities - like a BRAIN!

• A storage area found inside plant AND animal cells

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Mitochondria

• Contains a green pigment (color) called "chlorophyll"

• "Instructions" for the cell to help an organism survive

• The "powerhouse" of the cell

• Made of a jello-like, watery liquid that contains minerals and salts

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Endoplasmic Reticulum

• A "highway" where proteins and fats move from one part of the cell to another

• Found outside of the cell membrane in plants

• May store water, food, or waste

• Storage site of DNA (instructions/genetics for a cell)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Cell Wall

• Decides what can come IN and what can go OUT of the cell

• Controls the cell's activities - like a BRAIN!

• May store water, food, or waste

• Found outside of the cell membrane in plants and provides support

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Vacuole

• The "powerhouse" of the cell

• A storage area found inside plant AND animal cells

• "Instructions" for the cell to help an organism survive

• Captures the energy of the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Chloroplast

• This area contains the many organelles of the cell

• Where photosynthesis takes place

• The "powerhouse" of the cell

• Controls the cell's activities - like a BRAIN!

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Cytoplasm

• A "highway" where proteins and fats move from one part of the cell to another

• Barrier that encloses the cell (plant AND animal)

• Made of a jello-like, watery liquid that contains minerals and salts

• Captures the energy of the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

DNA

• "Instructions" for the cell to help an organism survive

• The "powerhouse" of the cell

• Controls the cell's activities - like a BRAIN!

• May store water, food, or waste

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What cell organelle is number 8?

• Vacuole

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2