General Biology 1 Activity 3: Organelle Nicknames

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NAME Karen May B. Garata
JMJ Ch
NOTRE DAME OF KIDAPAWAN COLLEGE
GRADE & SECTION 11-St. Jerome
Integrated Basic Education Department TEACHER Ms. Famea Karlalyn S. Guimba
Kidapawan City INCLUSIVE DATES August 24-28, 2020
MONTHLY THEME Kahalagahan ng Wika sa Kaunlaran

Activity 3
Organelle Nicknames
Direction: Name the organelle that is shown in each picture. Create a nickname for each organelle
that is connected to its function and explain. The first two items are done for you. Use the worksheet
provided.

Organelle Nickname Explanation

Function:

Cell membrane controls what comes

into and out of the cell.

In the same way …

Security Guard
The security guard controls who
comes in and goes out of the school
Cell Membrane premises.

Function:

Nucleus is where the DNA is located

and controls how the cell functions.
The Brain In the same way …

The brain controls how our body

functions.
Nucleus

Function:
Cytoplasm protects various
components of the cell by acting as
The Hero a cushion and responsible for the
fluid nature of the cell’s internal
environment.
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Organelle Nickname Explanation

Cytoplasm
In the same way …
A hero protects the city from various
uncertain enemies.

Function:
Cell wall support, shape and protect
the cell. It provides much of strength
needed for plants to stand against
the force of gravity.
The Bones

In the same way …

Cell Wall Our bones provide extra support in
our body.

Function:
Chloroplast capture the energy from
the sunlight and convert it into food
that contains chemical energy in a
The Canteen process called photosynthesis.

In the same way …

Chloroplast The canteen provides food for the
energy of students.

Function:
Ribosome produce proteins by
following coded instructions that
come from DNA.
The Egg
In the same way …
The egg produced proteins from its
Ribosome .
egg yolk.

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Organelle Nickname Explanation

Function:
Golgi Apparatus modifies, sorts, and
packages proteins and other
Machine materials from the endoplasmic
reticulum for storage in the cell or
release outside the cell.

In the same way …

Golgi Apparatus.
Machines help people to
package, transport, and store food. 

Function:
The Endoplasmatic reticulum is the
internal membrane system that
The Throat responsible in the production,
processing, and transport of proteins
and lipids since it is the passageways
that carries material from one side of
the cell to the other.
Endoplasmatic Reticulum. In the same way …
The throat is the passageway of food
from our mouth.

Function:
Mitochondria convert the chemical
energy stored in food in food into
The Battery compounds that are more
convenient for the cell to use.

In the same way …

The battery convert energy for the
gadgets to use.
Mitochondria.

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Organelle Nickname Explanation

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Function:
Lysosome responsible in breaking
down organelles that have outlived
The Stomach their usefulness.

In the same way …

The stomach break down foods
using enzymes to outlived the
usefulness of food.
Lysosome

Function:
Centrioles help organize cell division.

Event Planner

In the same way …

An event planner organized the said
wedding.
Centrioles.

Function:
Vacuoles store materials like water,
salts, proteins and carbohydrates.
Refrigerator

In the same way …

Vacuoles. A refrigerator use to store food,
water and other substances.