Cell functions

​What is a Cell

• A cell is the basic building block of all living things. It's like a tiny city, with different parts working together to keep the cell functioning.

• Cells work together to form tissues, organs, and ultimately, a complete organism.

The control center of the cell, containing DNA, which is the genetic material

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Nucleus
THE WHITE HOUSE

This is the outer layer that protects the cell and controls what goes in and out

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Cell Membrane

The City Walls

• A jelly-like substance that fills the cell and contains other organelles.  

​Cytoplasm

Tiny structures that make proteins.

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​Ribosomes
The Factory Workers:

Generates energy for the cell. It's like the power plant of the city, providing electricity.

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Mitochondria
The Power Plant

Packages and transports proteins

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​Golgi Apparatus:

The cleanup crew, breaking down waste materials.​

Lysosomes