Cell Parts Notes (#3 in TOC)
1.Make a chart with 4 columns and 14 rows.
2.Label the top columns: Part, Type of Cell,
Definition, Example
3.Label the vocabulary words on the left hand
side under the part column:
Cell membrane, Cell Wall,
Golgi Bodies/Apparatus, Chloroplasts,
Mitochondria, Ribosomes, Endoplasmic
Reticulum (ER), Lysosomes, Vacuole,
Chromosomes, Nucleus, Nuclear Membrane,
Cytoplasm
Cell Membrane
Both plant and animal cells
It regulates what comes in and goes out of
the cell. It is the body guard of the cell
Like the skin on a piece of fruit, your skin,
a door, a window, a security guard, a gate,
a shield.
Cell Wall
Only in plant cells
Gives the cell shape and support
Bones, cup, container, walls in a building,
frame, hairspray
Golgi Bodies/Apparatus
Both plant and animal cells
Assembles, releases, stores chemicals,
and packages
Computer, mind, post office, mail, book,
freezer, classroom
Chloroplasts
Only in plant cells
Store chlorophyll. Chlorophyll traps
sunlight to help plants make food in a
process known as photosynthesis.
Spider web, solar panel, hunter captures
animal to use for food, greenhouse
Mitochondria (Mitochondrion)
Found in plant and animal cells.
Produces energy for the cell. The cell’s
powerhouse. Releases energy.
Batteries, sun, Georgia Power
Ribosomes
Both plant and animal cells.
Creates proteins for the cell
Protein shakes, cows, chicken, fish, pork,
peanut farms
Ribs are protein!
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
Both plant and animal cells.
A system of tubes where materials are
created and moved around the cell.
Highway, roads, train, digestive system
Lysosomes
Both plant and animal cells.
Gobbles up the waste of the cell.
Vulture, garbage disposal, vacuum
cleaner.
Vacuole
Both plant and animal cells. (Larger in a
plant cell)
Storage of materials such as food and
water.
Bladder, water balloon, water jug, water
tower
Chromosomes
Both plant and animal cells.
Contains hereditary material known as
DNA which carries the codes that direct
cell activity.
Telephone signals, email
Nucleus
Both plant and animal cells
Controls the activity of the cell and carries
chromosomes.
Control center, the brain, Washington, DC
or Atlanta, GA
Nuclear Membrane
Both plant and animal cells.
It controls what goes in and out of the
nucleus
Border, gate, security guard, mouth
Cytoplasm
Both plant and animal cells
Holds all of the parts of the cell in place
Fruit/Jello cups, fruit mold