1. The Nucleus
• Function: directs the activities
within the cell; contains DNA which
determines which proteins to make.
• Location: central location in the
cell
• Appearance: eyeball with
nucleolus as the iris (colored
part)
• Nuker was the boss at Celly’s,
determining what type of burgers and
how many to make
2. Golgi Apparatus
• Function: modify,
package, and export
proteins
• Location: near the
endoplasmic reticulum
• Appearance: stacked,
folded pancakes
• Goldie added pickles and
packaged burgers
3. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
• 2 types: Rough and Smooth
• Function: carries materials
through cell
• Location: connected to and
surrounding the nucleus
• Appearance: folded
macaroni; Rough has
ribosomes; Smooth does not
• Eddio-O moved burgers
around.
4. Ribosome
• Function: produce proteins
• Location: on the rough ER and
throughout cell
• Appearance: little dots; when
magnified it looks like a
marshmallow
• Ribsy made the hamburgers
5. Mitochondria
• Function: breaks down
molecules to release energy;
site of cell respiration
• Location: throughout cell
• Appearance:
• Closely associated with ATP,
the energy transfer molecule
• Mito was responsible for the
energy at Celly's.
6. Cell Membrane
• Function: maintains
homeostasis by determining
what gets into or out of the cell
• Location: the outside
boundary of the cell
• Appearance: a zipper or
velcro with lint in it
surrounding the cell
• Selma was the doorman at
Celly’s
7. Vesicle
• Function: store, transport,
or digest cell products and
waste
• Location: throughout the
cell
• Appearance: ball filled with
stuff
• Examples:
– Lysosomes break down
molecules and digest old cell
structures
8. Chloroplast
• Function: uses light energy to
make sugar (food) for plant cells
• Location: throughout cells that
photosynthesize
• Appearance: green jelly bean
• Not a worker at Celly’s
9. Cell Wall
• Function: protects and
gives the cell structure
• Location: Outside the cell
membrane
• Appearance: shell or peel
surrounding the cell
• Found in plant cells but not
animal cells
• not a worker at Celly’s
10. Central Vacuole
• Function: a special vesicle
that stores water, nutrients or
wastes in plant cells; animal
cells have small vacuoles
Location: when full, takes up
most of the space in the cell
• Appearance: a large lake
• Not a worker at Celly’s
