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Name: ________________________ Date: __________________ Per: _______
Organelles Carousel
There are 14 stations. Go around and answer the questions at each station. Provide a cell analogy
and explanation the functions (example: The cell membrane is like a fence surrounding a house).
Station 1:
What does organelle mean? __little organ_
What type of cells has organelles? __eukaryotic cells__
What is all the stuff between the organelles? _cytosol___
Station 2:
Name of organelle: __cell membrane_
Phosopholipid
Draw organelle:
Where is it located? _boundary of cell_
Analogy:_____________________________________________________________
Station 3:
Name of organelle: ___nucleus____
3 descriptions of this organelle are: 1. __ control center of cell_______
2. ____ contains DNA ________ 3. __usually one per cell and easiest organelle to see______
Analogy:____________________________________________________________
Station 4:
Draw organelle
Name of organelle: ___cytoskeleton_
3 functions of this organelle are: 1.__acts as a skeleton prviding shape and structure___________
2. __helps in movement____ 3. __made of three types of filaments__
Analogy: ____________________________________________________________
Station 5:
Name of organelle: __ endoplasmic reticulum__ (A.K.A.) ___ER________
3 descriptions of this organelle are: 1.__RER – highway system for cell ____
2. ___ RER: ribosomes on it make proteins ___ 3. __SER makes lipids___
Analogy: ____________________________________________________________
Station 6:
Draw organelle
Name of organelle: __ribosomes__
3 descriptions of this organelle are: 1.__makes proteins________________________
2. __attached to RER or free-floating_____ 3. __made in the nucleolus___
Analogy: ____________________________________________________________
Station 7:
Name of organelle: __Golgi (Apparatus or Body)__
3 descriptions of this organelle are: 1.__looks like a stack of plates or pancakes____
2. __packages and distributes proteins_ 3. ___sends out packages of proteins called vesicles_______
Analogy: ____________________________________________________________
Station 8:
Draw organelle
Name of organelle: __lysosome__
2 descriptions of this organelle are: 1.__contains digestive enzymes___________________
2. ___called the garbage disposal of the cell______
Analogy: ____________________________________________________________
Station 9:
Draw organelle
Name of organelle: __mitochondrion___
3 descriptions of this organelle are: 1.__powerhouse of the cell – makes energy for cell________
2. __cellular respiration occurs here__ 3. ___has a double membrane and its own DNA_____
Analogy: ____________________________________________________________
Station 10:
Draw organelle
Name of organelle: _chloroplast_
3 descriptions of this organelle are: 1.____found only in plant cells_____
2. __contain chlorophyll___ 3. __produce glucose through process of photosynthesis__
Analogy: ____________________________________________________________
Station 11:
Name of organelle: __cell wall___
3 functions of this organelle are: 1.___rigid protective barrier______
2. ___found only in plant cells______ 3. ___made of cellulose__________
Analogy: ____________________________________________________________
Station 12:
Draw organelle
Name of organelle: __vacuole___
3 descriptions of this organelle are: 1.___storage of water, food, or waste____
2. ___larger in plant cells_____ 3. ___smaller or none in animal cells______
Analogy: ____________________________________________________________
Station 13:
Name of organelle: __centrioles___
3 descriptions of this organelle are: 1.___aid in cell division______
2. __found only in animal cells__ 3. ___made of microtubules______
Analogy: ____________________________________________________________
Questions:
1. Which organelle is the control center of the cell? _____________________
2. Which organelle holds the cell together? ___________________________
3. Which organelles are not found in animal cells?
__________________________________________________________
4. Which organelles help the plant make food? _________________________
5. What does E.R. stand for? ___________________ __________________
6. What is “ little organ mean”
7. Where is the DNA located in the cell? ____________________________
8. What is the name of the molecule that surrounds the cell? _____________
9. What stores water, food, and enzymes? __________________________
10. What organelle makes proteins? ________________________________
11. What organelle is made of cellulose? _____________________________
12. What organelle provides energy? ________________________________