📋 Instructions

I can define and explain the functions of cell organelles.

Resources: Use your workbook glossary or pages 34-41. If you can't find the meaning in your workbook, use online sources related to Life Science.

Success Criteria: Write clear meanings or functions for each term.

Extension Activity: Advanced learners can give examples of how organelles work together.

🔬 Part 1: Basic Cell Components

1. Cell - What is a cell? Why is it important for living things? 🧬

2. Organelle - What is an organelle? Why do cells need them? 🔍

3. Cell Membrane - What does the cell membrane do? 🛡️

4. Cell Wall - What does a cell wall do? Which cells have them? 🏰

5. Cytoplasm - What is cytoplasm? What is its role in the cell? 🌊

6. Ribosome - What do ribosomes do in the cell? 🔧

7. Protein - What are proteins? Why are they important for cells? 🍗

8. Endoplasmic Reticulum - What does the endoplasmic reticulum do? 🔄

9. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum - Why is it called "rough"? What does it do? 🪨

10. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum - How is smooth ER different from rough ER? What does it do? ✨

11. Vacuole - What do vacuoles do? How are they different in plant and animal cells? 🧊

12. Mitochondria - Why are mitochondria called the "powerhouse of the cell"? ⚡

13. Chloroplast - What do chloroplasts do? Which cells have them? 🌱

14. Cellular Respiration - What is cellular respiration? Where does it happen in the cell? 💨

15. Nucleus - What does the nucleus do? Why is it important? 🧠