Post on 15-May-2015
Edible CellBy: Nick Kennis, Nichole Heitzenrater, Korinne Young,
Alexis Martin
Plasma Membrane
By: Korinne Young
The chocolate icing was used as the plasma membrane because the icing is thick and that’s what we imagine the real plasma membrane to be like. The plasma membrane of a regular cell functions by not letting certain particles go in or out of the cell.
Nucleus
By: Nichole Heitzenrater
We used an Oreo for the nucleus because we could take the top off of it to show the nucleolus. The function of the nucleus is to contain DNA and it dictates what proteins the cell produces.
Lyosomes
By: Korinne Young
The gushers were used as lysosomes because the filling inside represents the materials the cell can use. The lysosomes function is to clean up the cell and collect the materials that the cell can use.
Cell/Cell Wall
By: Nick Kennis
I made the cell wall out of BROWNIE because it was thick enough to make a good bowl to hold all the other parts of the edible cell and delicious. In a real plant cell, the cell wall protects the cell and help keep it’s shape.
Cytoplasm
By: Korinne Young
We used the vanilla icing as cytoplasm because the icing held everything in place. The function of cytoplasm in a cell is to maintain the internal pressure of the cell.
Ribosomes
By: Alexis Martin
We used brown sprinkles for the ribosomes because they represented the small pods all throughout the cell that are ribosomes.The ribosomes produce the cell’s proteins.
Chromosomes
By: Alexis Martin
We used the blue sprinkles for the chromosomes because they were small enough to fit into the oreo cream. Chromosomes hold the cell’s DNA.
Golgi Apparatus
We used a Fruit Roll Up for the Golgi apparatus because we could bend it to the form we needed. The Golgi Apparatus modifies, sorts, and pack molecules.
By: Nichole Heitzenrater
Chloroplast
We used Jelly Beans for the chloroplasts because they have a similar shape. The chloroplasts convert the sun’s rays into energy that the cell can use.
By: Nichole Heitzenrater
Endoplasmic Reticulum
By: Korinne Young
The air heads were the endoplasmic reticulum because they were able to be shaped the way we needed it to. The function of the endoplasmic reticulum in a cell is assembles proteins from cytosol and helps make fat and hormones.
Vacuole
The vacuole is Jello because what holds water better than a vacuole then Jello. The function of a vacuole in a cell is to store food, water, and waste.
By: Korinne Young
Mitochondria
By: Alexis Martin
We used Nutter Butters for the mitochondria because they resemble mitochondria, and the peanut butter inside represents the ATP.The mitochondria produce ATP and use glucose to make energy-rich molecules.
Plant Cell