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Cell Part Chart: ORGANELLES
ORGANELLE
FUNCTION
Plant Cell,
Animal Cell,
or Both
Role in the “Cell
City”
Cell Membrane
Controls what materials
go in & out of the cell
“The Gatekeeper”
Both
Like a border around
a city
Nucleus
Controls all of the
activities of the cell
“The cells Brain”
Both
Like the Mayor’s
office
Transports materials
throughout the cell
Both
Like the subway
Ribosomes
Produce proteins and
pass them to the ER
Both
Like a brick yard that
supplies the city with
what it’s made of
Mitochondria
Breaks down sugar
molecules to release
energy (ATP)
“the Powerhouse”
Both
Like the power
company
Vacuoles
Stores water, food &
waste
Both
Like the city’s
warehouses, water
towers & landfills
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Cell Wall
Provides support,
*Plants only
structure, and protection
for the cell
Like a wall around a
medieval city
Chloroplasts
Produce food (sugar) for
the cell during
photosynthesis
*Plants only
Like solar panels on
city buildings
Chromosomes
Coiled structures of
DNA & protein; found in
the nucleus
Both
Like the City Planning
office that works
closely with the
Mayor’s office
Nucleolus
Makes Ribosomes
Both
Like a factory
Lysosomes
Contain digestive
enzymes that digest old
cell parts
“The Clean-up crew”
Receives proteins from
the ER, packages them
into vesicles and
distribute them out of
the cell
Both
Like the city’s Street
Sweepers
Both
Like the Post Office
Surrounds and protects
the cell organelles
Both
Like the air we
breathe in a city
Golgi complex
Cytoplasm