Bellwork

Write 3 things you know about the cell

CREATED BY MS. RAY

The Cell as a Factory

Cell Membrane

Regulates what enters and leaves the cell; where the cell makes contact with the external environment

Acts as the shipping and receiving department of a factory It controls what comes in and what goes out of the factory

The Cell

Nucleus

Controls all cell activity and contains DNA

Acts as the main office The control center of the factory

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Makes lipids (fats), breaks down harmful substances, and packs up proteins for the Golgi Apparatus

Acts as the assembly line Where products are made and packaged and substances are broken down

Ribosomes

Builds proteins Acts as the employees of the

factory Individuals who make the products

Golgi Apparatus

Makes and transports proteins and other materials out of the cell

Acts as the finishing and packaging area of the factory Where products are processed

and shipped out

Lysosomes

Digests food particles, waste, cell parts and foreign invaders

Acts as the maintenance area Where wastes and other unwanted

materials arecollected andbroken down

Mitochondria

Breaks down food molecules to make energy

Acts as the power plant Where the factory’s power

comes from

Cytoplasm

Contains all the organelles and provides the space for cell functions to occur

Acts as the factory floor Space within the factory where

products are made and business is conducted

Vacuole

Stores water and other materials

Acts as the warehouse Where materials are stored

Cell Wall

Only found in plant cells Its function is to give support and

shape to a cell

Chloroplast

Found only in the plant cell Manufactures food in the cell by

photosynthesis