Comparing the Cell to a Factory: Answer Sheet
Factory
Office
Organelle
Nucleus
Door from Office to
Production Floor
Nuclear
Envelope
Production Floor
Cystoplasm
Processing Machinery
Processing Machinery
Ribosome
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Where product is
packaged
Golgi
Apparatus
Cleaning and
Maintenance Crew
Lysosomes
Storage
Vacuoles
Processing Machinery
Mitochondria
See Below
Conveyor Belts
Cytoskeleton
Microfilaments
Building Factory is
housed in.
Overall Creativity
Microtubules
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Cell Function
Contains all the cell’s DNA and with
it the coded instructions for making
proteins and other important
molecules. Where you will find
chromatin, chromosomes,
nucleolus.
Surrounds the nucleus and has
pores that material such as
messages, instruction, and blue
prints can pass through.
Portion of cell outside nucleus.
Produces proteins
Site where lipid components of the
cell membrane are assembled, along
with proteins and other materials
that are exported from the cell.
Modify, sort, and package proteins
for storage in cell or secretion
outside of cell.
Digestion, or breakdown, of lipids,
carbohydrates, and proteins into
small molecules that can be used by
the rest of the cell. Removes junk
no longer needed.
Store materials such as water, salts,
proteins, and carbohydrates.
Convert chemical energy stored in
food into compounds that are more
convenient for the cell to use.
Microfilaments and Microtubules
Threadlike structures made up of
proteins like actin.
Supportive structure, helps cell hold
its shape
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Grading (points)
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