The Nucleus

This is what the nucleus looks like. Color it orange.

  • Found in plant and animal cells
  • "Control Center"
    • Controls all of the cell's activities
  • Large, oval structure that is made of the following parts:
The Nucleus
  • Nuclear Membrane= allows materials to pass into and out of the nucleus
  • Nuclear Pores= openings in the nuclear membrane that act like passageways
  • Chromosomes= rod like objects in nucleus
    • direct all activities of the cell
    • made of DNA- the "blueprints" of life
  • Nucleolus=object in the center of the nucleus
    • believed to be the place where ribosomes are made


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