The document summarizes a student project to model animal cell organelles using various candy items. Key organelles represented include: - The nucleus, modeled with a lemon, which directs cell activity and contains DNA. - The nucleolus, modeled with fruit roll-up, which creates ribosomes. - Chromatins, modeled with licorice, which contain DNA. - Cytoplasm, modeled with icing, which surrounds organelles and transports materials. - Ribosomes, modeled with sprinkles, which produce proteins. - The cell membrane, modeled with licorice, which controls what enters and exits the cell.

1. Animal Cell
Animal Cell
Ryan Young

2. Nuclear Membrane
• We used licorice pieces to
represent the nuclear
membrane because it is thin
and round like the structure,
plus it went around the
nucleus perfectly.
• The function of the nuclear
membrane is to hold the
nucleolus together and
protects it and the
chromosomes.
Donna Jean Roberts

3. Nucleus
• The nucleus is made of a
lemon and is meant to stand
out, as it is the center of
control in the cell.
• The nucleus is so important
because it has many jobs,
such as, directing activity in
the cell, containing DNA that
dictate which proteins the
cell produces, and holding
genes.
• It contains the nucleolus
which is also important in
the functioning of a cell.
• All in all, the nucleus is like
the brain of the cell,
responsible for many
functions.
Maggie Prutznal

4. Nucleolus
• The nucleolus is made of a
fruit roll up to represent the
the dense mass located
inside the nucleus.
• The job of the nucleolus is to
transcribe ribosomal RNA
and combine it with proteins,
creating almost-complete
ribosomes.
• It is composed of proteins
and nucleic acids and
occupies approximately 25%
of the volume of the
nucleus.
• If the nucleolus happens to
malfunction, it results in
disease.
Maggie Prutznal

5. Chromatins
• Chromatins are found inside
the nucleus and are thread
like structures made of
protein and DNA. They
transfer hereditary
characteristics to other cells
like itself.
• We choose licorice pieces to
represent the chromatins
because they look similar in
the sense that it is stringy,
threadlike, and easily
tangled up.
Danielle Bowser

6. Cytoplasm
• Cytoplasm is a semi fluid
material that surrounds
organelles. Organelles are
suspended in the
cytoplasm.
• It gives the cell support and
helps materials move
around the cell.
• We chose icing to represent
the cytoplasm because it is
a jelly like substance and it
holds all of the organelles in
place just like cytoplasm.
Ryan Young

7. Ribosomes
• Ribosomes are small,
dense structures that are
found in all cells.
• Their main function in a
cell is to make proteins.
• We chose sprinkles to
represent them in our cell
model because they are
small and they resemble
ribosomes in cells.
Ryan Young

8. Smooth and Rough
Endoplasmic Reticulum
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We used this candy to represent
the endoplasmic reticulum
because it is made in long, wide
strands that were easy to bend
and look like the structure. The
structure is long and stringy and
used as channels for transporting
things.
The rough endoplasmic
reticulum is the first arrow
because it is sprinkled with
ribosomes (sprinkles), and it‟s
function is to make proteins that
the cell needs.
The smooth endoplasmic
reticulum is the second arrow
because it doesn‟t have
ribosomes and it‟s function is to
prepare proteins to be moved to
the golgi apparatus or other parts
of the cell.
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Donna Jean Roberts

9. Golgi Body
• The Golgi Body, also know
as the Golgi Apparatus, is
represented by a fruit-by-thefoot, as a Golgi body looks
like an overlapped ribbon.
• The Golgi Body groups items
such as lipids and proteins
and packages them in
vesicles.
• Different molecules get
different kinds of packaging
so the body knows what they
are.
• The Golgi Body “ships
packages” to different
destinations, which can be
located outside the cell or to
other organelles.
Maggie Prutznal

10. Mitochondria
• The mitochondria is
sometimes referred to as the
power plant of a cell because
of its function.
• A mitochondria‟s main
function is to produce energy
for the cell. The cell then uses
this energy to perform jobs
necessary for a cell to survive
and function.
• We chose to use a group of
gummy bears to represent
them because when they are
put together they resemble
the folds on the inner
membrane of a mitochondria.
Ryan Young

11. Vacuole
• We used this candy to
represent the vacuole
because it „s structure is
rounded like the vacuole.
• The many m&m‟s represent
one big vacuole, which is
shown by them all being the
same color.
• The vacuole‟s function is to
store water and protein that
the cell needs.
Donna Jean Roberts

12. Lysosomes
• The lysosome is full of
digestive enzymes that
brake down cellular waste,
fats, proteins, and even the
cell when it dies. Lysosomes
are small, rounded, bag-like
shapes and tend to vary in
size.
• We choose Werther‟s hard
caramel with a soft center to
represent the lysosome
because it is rounded and
bag-like but also has a
gooey center to illustrate the
digestive enzymes.
Danielle Bowser

13. Cytoskeleton
• The cytoskeleton helps give
the cell shape and support
and is made of long,
microscopic, tube-like,
protein structures arranged
in a network.
• We choose easy to pull
apart licorice to represent
the cytoskeleton because it
was long, tube-like and easy
to assemble in a net like
formation.
Danielle Bowser

14. Cell Membrane
(Plasma Membrane)
• We used licorice to represent
the cell membrane because
it is most like the membrane
structure, which is thick,
round, and long.
• The function of the cell or
plasma membrane is to
control the substances that
go in and out of the cell and
protect the organelles inside.
Donna Jean Roberts