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Create a Cell Activity
The purpose of this activity is to create a typical animal cell that you can use as an interactive study
tool.
Directions:
Follow the directions below to create a flashcard style diagram of the organelles found in a typical
animal cell:
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Color the organelles on the oval templates provided.
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Cut out the organelles with their flaps attached.
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Arrange the organelles in an appropriate and logical way on the outline of the cell - any organelles
that are associated with each other are touching or continuous with each other.
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Start by putting the nucleus almost in the center, then work out from there.
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Remember that the rough ER is continuous with the nuclear envelope/membrane, and that the
rough and smooth ER are both continuous with each other.
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Glue or tape the flap only to your paper. You will be writing on the backs of these so don’t
glue/tape down the entire oval!
Keep in mind that cells may have several or many of certain organelles; however, for lack of space, you
are just showing one of each.
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On the BACK of the oval for the organelle, write the following:
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NAME of the organelle
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FUNCTION of the organelle. You may also use some space under the oval on the outline of
the cell paper, if needed.
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At the bottom of the page, color, cut, then tape/paste the 3 organelles found in a typical plant
cell but not in a typical animal cell. Write the name and function on the bottom of each oval for
the plant organelle.
Cell Organelles: You MUST include the following organelles found in typical animal cells PLUS the 3 organelles found in
plant cells but not in animal cells:
Rough ER
Golgi apparatus
Smooth ER
Mitochondria
Centrioles
Lysosomes
Cytoskeleton
Cytoplasm
Free Ribosomes
Plasma/cell membrane (proteins & phospholipids)
Attached Ribosomes
Nucleus (chromatin, nucleolus, nuclear envelope)
PLANTS: chloroplast, central vacuole, cell wall
Oval & Flap OrganelleTemplates
Digestive enzymes
A
B
C
Jelly-like semi-fluid
substance
Plant only
Plant only
Plant only
Phospholipid Cell Membrane
Draw a phospholipid cell membrane (or phospholipid bilayer) similar to the picture above. Color the polar
heads blue and the fatty acid tails gray. Remember to label your diagram with the following:
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Polar heads
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Fatty acid tails
Underneath your diagram, define the terms hydrophobic and hydrophilic.