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What jobs do cells do?
Some examples: Making proteins, like keratin (hair follicles) Sending signals (nerve cells) Turning sunlight into glucose (leaf cells) Contracting for movement (muscle cells
The Nucleus
The Control CenterLocated in the center of the cellControls all functions of the cell, by
controlling protein production
Ribosomes
Ribosomes are the site of protein production. Located on the endoplasmic reticulumor floating freely in the cytoplasm
Golgi Apparatus
G.A. marks proteins and exports them outside the cell in membrane bubbles called vesicles.
Lysosomes
Membranous sac filled with enzymes (certain type of protein) that break down used organelles and large molecules
Known as the recycling center.
Chloroplasts
Capture the sun’s energy to make glucose (food) in plants and algae. Located in the cytoplasm and the the site of photosynthesis.
Brainstorm!
Take two minutes to write down reasons you think plants have chloroplasts and animals do not.
Mitochondria
“Power house” of the cell provides energy for cells. Cell that need more energy, have more mitochondria
Both the ER and the mitochondria have folded membranes to increase the surface area where chemical reaction occur
Think About It!
Take two minutes to think and write down whether you would expect muscle cells or fat cells to contain more mitochondria and why.
Plants vs. Animals
Take two minutes and think of three organelles that plants have, and animals do not.