Nickname: “The Supporter”

Function: Provides support and protection to the cell membrane.

Nickname: “The Barrier”

Function: Outer covering of the cell. Controls what goes in and out of the cell.

Nickname: “The Control Center”

Function: Holds the DNA; the brain of the cell.

Nickname: “The Mini Control Center”

Function: Produces ribosomes.

Nickname: “The Water Sac”

Function: Stores water, nutrients and waste.

Nickname: “The Highway System”

Function: The transport system of the cell.

Nickname: “The Building Blocks of Cells”

Function: Makes protein.

Nickname: “The shippers”

Function: Packages and sends materials to different location inside/outside of the cell.

Nickname: “The Powerhouse”

Function: The part of the cell that gets energy from food to make ATP.

Nickname: “Clean-up Crews”

Function: To digest and to break down food.

Nickname: “Green Bean”

Function: Traps energy from the sun to produce food for the plant cell in a process called photosynthesis.

Nickname: “Jelly Belly”

Function: Gooey substance that holds all of the organelles in the cell.