Transcript Plant Cell Structures and Functions

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.