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.