What are Cells?

Learn about the tiny building blocks of your body!

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Cells are the tiny building blocks that make up your whole body!
You have about 37 trillion cells - that's 37,000,000,000,000!
Click on the cell parts below to learn what they do.

NUCLEUS
👆 Click a part!

Click on any part of the cell to learn what it does. Each part has an important job!

Think of it like this: A cell is like a tiny city, with different buildings doing different jobs!
🧠 Nucleus

The nucleus is the brain of the cell! It holds all the cell's DNA instructions and tells the other parts what to do.

Like: The principal's office in a school - it's where all the important decisions are made!
Mitochondria

Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell! They take food and oxygen and turn them into energy the cell can use.

Like: A power plant that makes electricity for a city!
🏭 Ribosomes

Ribosomes are tiny protein factories! They read instructions from DNA and build proteins that the cell needs.

Like: Workers in a factory, following instructions to build things!
📦 Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

The ER is like a highway system inside the cell! It helps move things around and processes proteins.

Like: Roads and conveyor belts that move packages around a warehouse!
Nucleus Mitochondria Ribosomes ER
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