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Wall Nucleus

Nickname: Protector Nickname: Maker Nickname: Brain

The is the outer covering of a cell. It is Ribosomes read the recipe from the The nucleus is the largest in a cell. The a strong and stiff and made of DNA and use this recipe to make nucleus directs all activity in the cell. It also controls . It supports and protects the by . The nucleus tells the the growth and of the cell. holding it upright. It ribosomes which proteins to make. In humans, the nucleus contains 46 allows , and to pass in out They are found in both plant and which are the instructions for all the activities in your of plant cell. cells. In a cell they can be found cell and body. floating around in the or attached to the .

Chloroplast Cytoplasm Endoplasmic Reticulum

Nickname: Oven Nickname: Gel Nickname: Highway

Chloroplasts are oval structures that that contain a Cytoplasm is the gel like fluid inside a The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the transportation pigment called . This allows to make cell. The are floating around in center for the cell. The ER is like the conveyor belt, you their own food through the process of . this fluid. would see at a supermarket, except instead of moving your groceries it moves proteins from one part of the cell are necessary for photosynthesis, the food to another. The Endoplasmic Reticulum looks like a making process, to occur. maze. They are found in both plant and animal cells.

Vacuole Chromosomes Mitochondria

Nickname: Refrigerator Nickname: Recipe Nickname: Power House

A is a large storage area that holds food, water, and Chromosomes are made of DNA and are Mitochondria are called the powerhouses of the cell wastes. are found in both animal and plant cells. found inside the nucleus. In each of the because most of the cell's comes from them. cells in your body there are 46 Mitochondria burn the fuel (food) that gives the cell A plant cell usually has only 1 large vacuole that takes up chromosomes. These chromosomes, energy. Mitochondria are in both plant and Animal cells. much of the space inside the cell. In animal cells the which contain , are the recipes for vacuoles are much smaller. If you don't water a plant for a making proteins and the reason why you few days you see it droop. This is because the vacuole is look and are the way you are. almost empty. Once you water the plant again you will see it stand up straight again because you filled up the vacuole.

Cell Membrane Differences between plant and animal cells Nickname: Skin Nickname: Garbage can Plant and Animal Cells: The is on the outside of an The lysosomes have special digestive that are The major difference between plant and animal cells is animal cell and is found just underneath the used to digest old cell parts. It's like a garbage disposal that plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts, and cell wall in a plant cell. Similar to the cell of a cell by breaking down things that the cell no longer animal cells do not. Chlorophyll is the substance found wall, it protects the cell and controls what needs. in green plants that allows them to make their own food, passes in and out of the cell. through the process of photosynthesis. Plant cells have The membrane is made from and large vacuoles, where animal cells have small ones. But proteins made inside the cell. more important than their differences are their similarities. The basic of cells, such as growing, making energy and getting rid of wastes, are similar

among all . Because of this similarity, scientists can move DNA from one to another.