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Edible Cell
ORGANELLE
DESCRIPTION
(the way it looks)
CYTOPLASM
 Jelly-like/fluid
 Found inside cell
membrane
FUNCTION
(what does it do?)
 Bathes and protects organelles
FOOD
CHOICE
Applesauce
Or
Frosting
 Outer layer
 Not rigid
Security Guard
 Supports and protects
 Selectively permeable (controls what
goes in and out of cell)
NUCLEUS
 Oval
 Central organelle
Brain
 Storage of DNA
 Controls cell activity
Mini Cookie
ENDOPLASMIC
RETICULUM
 Network of tubes
Intracellular Highway
 Transport system
Chocolate
Rice Krispies
MITOCHONDRIA
 Oval
 "Wrinkled" with
inner membranes
Powerplant
 Changes food energy into cell energy
CELL
MEMBRANE
Twizzlers
Raisins
Or
Cranberries
DESCRIPTION
(the way it looks)
FUNCTION
(what does it do?)
FOOD CHOICE
GOLGI
APPARATUS
 Network of tubes
Post Office
 Packaging and distribution center of
the cell
Rice Krispies
RIBOSOMES
 Very small balls
 Free or attached to
rough endoplasmic
reticulum
Construction Site
 Produces or builds proteins
LYSOSOME
 Small circle
 Has a membrane
 Only in animals
Cellular Stomach
 Intracellular digestion
VACUOLE
 Fluid-filled sac
 1 large in plants
 several small in
animals
Storage Tank
 Store water, food, and waste
Marshmellows
CELL WALL
 Outer layer
 Rigid
 Only in plants
Fence
 Supports and protects the cell
Pretzels
CHLOROPLAST
 Green
 Oval
 Only in plants
Solar Panels
 Contains chlorophyll
 Changes sunlight energy into cell
energy
Tic-Tacs
ORGANELLE
Sprinkles
Cheerios