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Organelles in an Animal Cell:""1. Cell Membrane = The cell membrane controls which substances enter and leave the

cell. Everything that a cell needs including water, oxygen and food travel through the cell membrane. Moreover, it also lets things out of the cell such as waste. In addition, it helps fend off harmful things from entering the cell. All cells contain cell membranes, but for animal cells in particular they also form a barrier between the inner cell and the outside environment. "

2. Nucleus = The Nucleus functions as a supreme command for the cell. It provides instructions for every single activity that the cell does. These instructions are found in chromatin which are located in the second layer of the Nucleus. Everything that travels into and out of the Nucleus go through the nuclear envelope and travels in the nuclear pours. The inner most part of the nucleus is called the nucleolus. The nucleolus produces the ribosomes* found in the cell. "

3. Mitochondria = Mitochondria are the organelles in the cell that help convert energy found in food particles to energy that can be used by the cell. "

4. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum = Mostly referred to as the (R.)E.R, the rough Endoplasmic Reticulum is (mostly) where ribosomes* produce proteins. It also serves as a pathway throughout the cell."

5. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum = The Smooth E.R lacks ribosomes*, but produces other products such as lipids. Same as the Rough E.R, the Smooth E.R serves as a pathway throughout the cell. "

6. Golgi Apparatus = The Golgi Apparatus takes all of the proteins produced in the E.R and sends them out to the cell. "

7. *Ribosomes (not an organelle) = Ribosomes are the parts of the cell that produce proteins and energy for the cell to use. They are mainly located in the Rough E.R, but are also sometimes found in the cytoplasm. "

8. Cytoplasm (not a organelle) = The cytoplasm is a jelly like structure that acts as a floor for everything located in the cell. "

9. Lysosomes = Lysosomes dispose and break down any not useful materials found in the cell. "

10.Vacuole = The vacuole is a storage space for the cell that holds food and water. """"""""""""""""

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"""Come and join Me in our wonderful adventure, to the cell, an awesome venture!!"""

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Come on kids, first we will visit the Cell Membrane!!""""""The Cell Membrane is like your coffee strainer, it helps you sort out things you do not want from coming in. It also is similar to your raincoat. It help protect you from the chilly and wet weather of the outside. !"""""""""

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Next we will visit the mighty mitochondria!! !""""""""""The mighty mitochondria works like the power plants in you town. It helps create power so that the cell can do important things.!""""""

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We are now passing through the Endoplasmic Reticulum. I know it is hard to pronounce so you can just call it the E.R.!""""""""""""The E.R has two parts. One, the ROUGH part and two, the SMOOTH part. !"""""

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The Rough E.R has Ribosomes on it. Ribosomes are the things in the cell that produce proteins for the cell too use for energy. !

The rough E.R is similar to a work place or a power outlet. It is like the floor for the ribosomes to create proteins on and it also assists the ribosomes in making proteins. The ribosomes are like

machines because produce a lot of proteins and because most of the time they are “plugged into” the E.R. It also helps move the proteins. !""

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""The Smooth E.R does not contain any ribosomes. It mainly serves as a pathway for the proteins but also produces lipids, or in simpler words fats.!""""""""""The smooth E.R is almost exactly like the Rough E.R (without ribosomes), therefore it is also similar to a work place. !"""

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We have now arrived at the Golgi Apparatus!!""""""""""""The Golgi Apparatus readies the proteins that are produced in the E.R. It is similar to the UPS, or any mail company, it takes the “packages” sorts them, wraps them and sends them out. """"

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Uh Oh! Watch out kids! Make shore you do not get eaten up by the lysosomes. Quickly!!

"Lysosomes are like the garbage men and trucks in your town. They dispose of any thing that is not useful or that is not supposed to be in the cell. !"""

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We have now arrived at the vacuole. The vacuole is a storage space in the cell. It holds materials like water and food. !

The vacuole is like any local storage space in your home, your refrigerator, the closet and even a drawer in your kitchen or desk. !

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Last but not least, we are now at the powerful Nucleus. The Nucleus controls everything that goes on in the cell. It sends out orders for things like reproduction, protein production and other general actions. !

It has three main layers/parts: 1. The Nuclear Envelope 2. Chromatin 3. The Nucleolus.!""

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The nuclear envelope is the outer most layer and contains nuclear pours for things to travel out of the nucleus. The second layer is called the chromatin. It contains all of the instructions for the cell’s actions. The third and final layer is called the Nucleolus. The Nucleolus produces ribosomes. !The nucleus is like the town hall. It runs the whole “city” and creates “jobs” for workers. !"

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By Shamma Fox, 7X!"""""""

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Thank you so much for joining me on our wonderful adventure, see you next time!!"""""""

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