Virtual Cell Tours, Inc.
How to set up your notebook:
You will use pages 30 and 31 in your science
notebook. Divide each page into 6 squares. 1
square for each slide. Be sure to use a ruler! The
assignment title is in the first square
Tour of cell
organelles
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Welcome to Virtual Cell Tours
As you travel
through the cell,
please record the
following
information for
each organelle
____________________
(slide title)
Job title:
Job Description:
Appearance:
FIRST STOP: CELL MEMBRANE
Job Title:
Gatekeeper
Job Description:
Protects the cell by
controlling the movement
of materials in and out of
the cell.
Appearance:
A thin layer surrounding the
cell.
Jellyville: THE
CYTOPLASM
Job Description:
Holds the cell organelles
and also contains the
chemicals needed by
the cell.
Appearance:
Gel-like fluid that fills up
most of the cell.
Command Central: THE NUCLEUS
Job Title: “The Brain” of the
cell.
Job Description:
Controls all the life processes
that go on in the cell.
Appearance:
Contains hereditary material
(DNA). Is near the center
of the cell.
The Powerplant:
MITOCHONDRIA
Job Title:
The powerhouse of the cell.
Job Description:
Produces the power or
energy needed by burning
the food obtained or
made by the cell.
Appearance:
Sausage-shaped pod with an
inner membrane.
The Subway: ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER for
short)
Job Title: Delivery
network.
Job Description:
Serves as the internal
delivery system for
the cell.
Appearance:
Tube-like network
Time to Eat: THE
RIBOSOMES
Job Title: Food Producer
Job Description:
Make the proteins
needed by the cell for
growth.
Appearance:
Small, round structures,
sometimes located
near the ER
The Post Office:
GOLGI BODIES
Job Title: Packager
Job Description:
Wraps or packages the
protein for delivery
throughout the cell. Can
also store protein if
needed.
Appearance:
Stacks of protein-filled sacs.
The Warehouse: VACUOLES
Job Title: Storage Bins
Job Description:
Stores water, food, and
waste for the cell.
Appearance:
Liquid-filled spaces in
the cell. Many in
animals, one large in
plant cells.
Recycling Center:
LYSOSOMES
Job Title:
Waste Buster
Job Description:
Breaks down nutrients into
more usable molecules;
digests the cell’s waste
products.
Appearance:
Small, round discs found
throughout the cell. They
break off of the golgi
bodies as needed
(vesicles).
ONLY IN PLANT
CELLS
The Support System:
CELL WALL
Job Title: Structural
Support.
Job Description:
Provides extra support
for the cell
Appearance:
Surrounds the cell
membrane. Made of
cellulose.
The Sweets Factory:
CHLOROPLASTS
Job Title: Sugar producer
Job Description:
Contains chlorophyll that
captures the sun’s
energy and uses it to
make the plant food:
glucose (sugar).
Appearance:
Contains green pigment.