Nickname: “The Supporter” Function: Provides support and protection to the cell membrane. Nickname: “The Barrier” Function: Outer covering of the cell. Controls what goes in and out of the cell. Nickname: “The Control Center” Function: Holds the DNA; the brain of the cell. Nickname: “The Mini Control Center” Function: Produces ribosomes. Nickname: “The Water Sac” Function: Stores water, nutrients and waste. Nickname: “The Highway System” Function: The transport system of the cell. Nickname: “The Building Blocks of Cells” Function: Makes protein. Nickname: “The shippers” Function: Packages and sends materials to different location inside/outside of the cell. Nickname: “The Powerhouse” Function: The part of the cell that gets energy from food to make ATP. Nickname: “Clean-up Crews” Function: To digest and to break down food. Nickname: “Green Bean” Function: Traps energy from the sun to produce food for the plant cell in a process called photosynthesis. Nickname: “Jelly Belly” Function: Gooey substance that holds all of the organelles in the cell.