Edible Cell Model

By Tyler Giroskey, Jimmy Carrier, Sky Anderson, and Josh Godo

Cell wall

Cell Wall

• We used twizzlers because they are green like the cell wall, and thick like the cell wall would be.

• A cell wall is tough and rigid, and maintains the shape of the cell, and provides a basic defense for the cell

• Slide by Jimmy Carrier

Cell membrane

Cell Membrane

• We also used twizzlers for almost the same reasons we used the cell well.

• The Cell Membrane is also green but the difference is that the Cell Membrane regulates what goes in and out of the cell.

• Sky Anderson

Nucleus

Nucleus

• We used the circus peanut because it has the shape of a nucleus

• A nucleus is the central part of the cell that controls everything that happens

• Tyler Giroskey

Mitochondria

Mitochondria

• We chose a piece of purple licorice because the purple outside represents the actual mitochondria and the black inside part represents the food within it.

• The mitochondria an organelle found in most cells, and biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. It has a double membrane.

• Tyler Giroskey

Chloroplast

Chloroplast

• We used the yellow licorice for the chloroplast because of the two different parts that it has. The outside of the licorice acts as the outside of the chloroplast, and the inside acts as the inside of the chloroplast

• Produces food for the cell• Josh Godo

Golgi body

Golgi body

• We used the Air Head Extreme strip as the Golgi body because it could represent how the Golgi apparatus wraps around itself

• The Golgi body packages and stores macromolecules for secretion or use within the cell

• Jimmy Carrier

Smooth E.R.

Smooth E.R.

• We used the Red “Rips” for our Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum because they do not have “ribosomes.”

• We did not put snow caps by them because they represent ribosomes.

• Sky Anderson

Rough E.R.

Rough E.R.

• The green “Rips” were used to represent the rough E.R. because they are in strands like the E.R. actually is.

• The Rough E.R. packages proteins

• Josh Godo

Ribosomes

Ribosomes

• We used nerds to represent the ribosomes because of the shape and size. They are small and circular just like ribosomes are

• Ribosomes are particles that have RNA and proteins

Vacuoles

Vacuoles

• We used the blue icing to represent the vacuoles because it shows the water and food that it contains

• Vacuole- contains water and nutrients in plant cells

Nuclear membrane

Nuclear Membrane

• We used green Twizzlers to represent the nuclear membrane because it is in strands, much like the nuclear membrane.

• Nuclear membrane- surrounds the nucleus in eukaryotic cells

Cytoplasm

Cytoplasm

• We used icing to represent the nuclear membrane because it covers the whole cell and keeps the other cell parts in place

• Cytoplasm- jelly-like substance that holds organelles in place in eukaryotic cells

Lysosomes

Lysosomes

• We used a jelly bean to represent lysosomes because it is small and round like lysosomes are

• Lysosome- contains digestive enzymes used for digestion and removal of waste

Cytoskeleton

Cytoskeleton

• We used icing once again to represent the cytoskeleton because it is the framework that holds the cell together

• Cytoskeleton- internal framework of a cell that helps keep cell shape and controls movement

Nucleolus

Nucleolus

• We used blue icing on top of the nucleus to represent the nucleolus because the it surrounds the cell.

• Nucleolus- composed of protein and RNA, near the nucleus

Chromatin

Chromatin

• We used blue icing once again to represent the chromatin, which is located near the nucleus

• Chromatin- complex of nucleic acid and proteins that condense during cell division