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Grade 8 – Cells
Cells and Organelles Chart
Match the function cards by writing or gluing them into the correct locations in the chart
below. Include the household object you used to represent your organelle.
Organelle
Function/Description
Household object
Cell
Membrane
Cell Wall
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Lysosomes
Vacuoles
Golgi Bodies
Chloroplasts
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Ribosomes
Nucleus
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Function Cards
Captures energy from the sunlight and
uses it to produce food in plant cells
Receives proteins & materials from the
ER, packages them, & distributes them
Controls what comes into and out of a
cell; found in plant and animal cells
Produces the energy a cell needs to
carry out its functions
Assembles amino acids to create
proteins
Stores food, water, wastes, and other
materials
Uses chemicals to break down food and
worn out cell parts
Gel-like fluid where the organelles are
found
Has passageways that carry proteins
and other materials from one part of the
cell to another
Ridged outer layer of a plant cell
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