"The Cell and The City" Period 1 and 2

Discover the amazing functions of cell organelles! This worksheet challenges students to explain photosynthesis in plant cells.

Use "The Cell and The City" comic to help you complete the paragraph below. Every organelle has a specific function. The nucleus controls the cell's activities and stores the DNA. The rough endoplasmic reticulum is the site of protein production and the smooth endoplasmic reticulum is the site of lipid production. The ribosomes work hard to build enzymes and proteins. The golgi bodies package the proteins. The vacuoles store water and nutrients. The lysosomesdigest food, old cell parts, viruses, and bacteria. Molecules are broken down by the mitochondrion to produce energy. A plant's chloroplasts produce food using photosynthesis. Explain how chloroplasts produce food for plants? Use evidence from the text in your response.