Organelle Nicknames!

Instructions:
1. MAKE A COPY and share with your teacher.
2. Use resource A and resource B to find the information.
3. Name the organelle that is shown in each picture.
4. For each organelle, say if it is found in Animal Cells, Plant Cells, or Both.
5. Create a nickname for each organelle that is connected to the organelle’s function and explain
why.

ORGANELLE PLANT/ANIMAL/ OR NICKNAME WHY

BOOTH
BECAUSE THE:
The basic function of the
CELL MEMBRANE BOTH Security Guard cell membrane is to
protect the cell from its
surroundings. The cell
membrane controls the
movement of substances
in and out of cells and
organelles.
JUST LIKE A:
Security Guard who
protects the company,
controlling who enters
and leaves.
BECAUSE:
Nucleus is the 'Control
Center' of the cell.
NUCLEUS BOTH CEO It contains the cell's DNA
(genetic information) in
the form of genes.
JUST LIKE A:
A chief executive officer
who takes control of
his/her company and is
the command center
responsible for making
managerial decisions.
BECAUSE:
Chloroplasts are the sites
CHLOROPLASTS PLANT Cafeteria of photosynthesis within
plant cells.
JUST LIKE THE:
Cafeterias in a company
which gives out
food/energy.
 BECAUSE:
Mitochondria is called the
MITOCHONDRIA BOTH Employee powerhouse of the cell
where most of the cell's
energy comes from.
JUST LIKE AN:
Employee who gives the
work/energy that the
company needs.

BECAUSE THE:
The lysosomes have
LYSOSOME ANIMAL (mostly, few in Custodian special digestive enzymes
plants) that are used to digest
old cell parts.
JUST LIKE A :
Custodian employed to
clean, maintain a building
, and get rid of waste
materials.
BECAUSE:
Ribosomes are the
RIBOSOME BOTH Protein maker (Burger protein factories of the
cook) cell.
JUST LIKE A:
Burger cook who
produces protein for the
consumers.
BECAUSE THE:
The Golgi apparatus
Golgi Body BOTH Shipping department modifies, sorts and
packages macromolecules
for delivery to other
organelles or secretion
from the cell via
exocytosis.
JUST LIKE THE:
Shipping department
which takes in charge of
sorting packages and
delivers to an
appropriate destination.
BECAUSE THE:
The endoplasmic
Endoplasmic BOTH Hallways reticulum (ER) is the
Reticulum (E.R.) transportation center for
the cell.
JUST LIKE:
A company having
hallways through which
information from the
office travels to the
 workers in all
departments.

BECAUSE THE:
The cell wall is the outer
Cell Wall PLANT Bodyguard covering of a plant cell.
It supports and protects
the plant cell by holding it
upright.
JUST LIKE A:
Bodyguard who protects
the cell from damage.

BECAUSE THE:
Vacuole is considered as
Central Vacuole BOTH (much larger in Storage Room the 'storage bin' of cells.
plant) JUST LIKE A:
Storage Room which
contains the materials
(waste) to use later.
BECAUSE THE:
They also serve a
Microtubules BOTH Jeepney Driver transportation function,
as they are the routes
upon which organelles
move through the cell.
JUST LIKE THE: