Organelle Chart Cell Wall Organelle FunctionLocation Fun Facts

Organelle Chart

Cell Wall Organelle Function/Location Fun Facts Cell Wall *Only on the outside of plant cells *Makes plant cells rigid and protects *Need it cause they get stepped on and don’t move to get away them

Cell Membrane Organelle Cell Membrane Function/Location *Inside cell wall in plant cells *Around the outside of animal cells *Lets things in and out of the cell through pores (tiny holes) Fun Facts *Window screen: Lets air in and keeps bugs out

Nucleus Organelle Nucleus Function/Location *In the center of plant and animal cells *Contains DNA which has genes that instruct the cell to make chemical structures that do things in the cell. Fun Facts *Cookbook (gives instructions to make food) *Manual (gives instructions to put something together.

Nuclear Membrane Organelle Nuclear Membrane Function/Location *Surrounds the nucleus *Lets things in and out of the nucleus through pores Fun Facts * Like a screen that only lets some things in/out

Mitochondria Organelle Mitochondria Function/Location *In all cells *Gives energy to cells by using food *More mitochondria in muscles or near the flagella Fun Facts *Opposite of chloroplasts *Most were near the flagella *Muscle cells have most

Chloroplast Organelle Function/Location Chloroplast *Only in plant cells *Photosynthesis: light energy + CO 2 + H 2 O Glucose + O 2 *Using light to make food and oxygen Fun Facts *Found mostly in green parts of plants some in the flower part

Vacuole Organelle Vacuole Function/Location *Holds water *Plants if full = plants are happy and upright if empty = plants droop or wilt Fun Facts *Plants have 1 and its big *Animals have many & are small *Plants need it large to make food and cause they need to wait for rain!

Cytoplasm Organelle Function/Location Cytoplasm *Holds the organelles in the cell *Makes up the whole inside of the cell Fun Facts *Like Jell-O with fruit inside