3. Golgi body
We chose three gummy bears
as our Golgi apparatus because
they matched our food
scheme. They also have close
to the same shape as a golgi
body.
The golgi body packages
proteins and materials to be
sent to another location.
Alex Young
4. Ribosomes
We choose the nerds as our
ribosomes because they are
small in comparison to the rest
of the organelles. We also used
candy for the rest of the cell.
The ribosomes job is to
produce proteins. They
are found in all cells that
are living.
Cody Smith
5. Mitochondrion
We chose the purple jelly beans
as our mitochondrion because
they are bigger and fat like it is
producing energy.
The mitochondrion’s job is
supposed to generate the cells
supply of ATP, it can be known
as the power plant of the cell.
It also produces most of the
energy of the cell.
Tyler Campbell
6. Rough ER
We chose to use a sour
gummy worm to represent
the rough ER because we
could manipulate it to look
like the ER. The sugar on
the outside of the worm
represents the ribosomes
that are attached to it.
The rough ER’s function is
to manufacture
membranes and proteins.
In other types of cells, it
produces antibodies and
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7. Smooth ER
We picked a gummy worm
as our smooth er because it
is like the rough er but
without the ribosomes. It is
also long and stringy like it.
The function of the smooth
er is to complete
metabolism in the cell. It
breaks down lipids and
carbohydrates in the cell.
Kaleb Young
8. Chromosomes
We picked the sugar on the
peach ring to represent the
chromosomes. We decided
this because it is in the
nucleus and they are
extremely small in
comparison to everything
else in a cell.
Chromosomes are organized
DNA and protein in cells.
They contain many different
kinds of genes and
regulatory elements.
Kaleb Young
9. Vacuole
We used Orange runts the
vacuoles in an animal cell.
This candy was an easy choice
for us because it resembled
the shape of the vacuole. We
were originally going to make
the vacuoles blue, however, it
blended too well with the
Jello.
Vacuoles don’t have just one
function. They have a variety
of functions that include
unwanted waste or structural
debris, isolating materials that
might be harmful to the cell,
and maintaining an acidic
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10. Nucleolus
We used a peach ring for the
nucleolus because it
represents it in size and
shape. It also fit in the
center of the Nucleus
The nucleolus’s function is to
assemble ribosomes,
disassembles at the beginning
of mitosis, and contains genes
for pre RNA.
Tyler Campbell
11. Lysosomes
We used red runts as our
lysosomes because the
red runts were the best
size of candy for it.
The lysosome acts like a
stomach because it
breaks down the waste
and extra materials.
They also take in or eat
viruses and worn out
organelles.
Cody Smith
