DR. MARTIN'S HUMAN BIOLOGY SHOWED THEIR CREATIVE ABILITIES WITH ORGANELLE POEMS:

Anonymous
Ode to the Mitochondria
All the cells in you and me are powered by some energy,
These capsules may be really small, but their task is not at all.
When food and oxygen combine, ATP is what you’ll find.
Mitochondria are not very few, They have their own ribosome’s, and DNA too.
The number of these can be few to many, from cell to cell, the organelle vary.
Inner membrane, outer membrane, inter membrane space,
The inner is the one, who contains the cristae.
This power plant makes ATP, the universal source of energy
They’re not very big, so its easy to miss em,
Although small in size, they regulate metabolism.
The system consists of chemiosmosis, one of the steps, being glycosis.
They are a part of the cytoskeleton, surrounded by the cytoplasm gelatin.
While Mitochondria are, surrounded by this gel,
They’re in the cytoplasm, of eukaryotic cells.
If they dysfunction they may leave disease, one of these known as diabetes.
So remember the mitochondria, next time you run,
Without its energy, you wouldn’t be much fun.

By Dana Winkler
Ode to an Organelle - Golgi apparatus
The Golgi Apparatus is a mystery to you and me,
But when mitosis rolls around, it will have to flee.
But no worries, it will be around once more,
And help process proteins like it always did before.
The main goal will be to sugar all the proteins up,
Through a process called glycosylation but that’s just not enough.
Golgi will also secrete the cell wall in a plant cell.
Which takes a lot of energy to expel.
The Golgi processes the proteins, which will help the plants to grow.
The vesicles inside it will make the enzymes flow.
The Golgi is made up of the cisternae which are lipid membranes,
The Golgi has complex properties but easy to explain.
Basically it helps move the proteins along,
And so it could come together and make this perfect song!

By Rachel Elbert
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
Lost within the maze
We are the rough ER
Between the Golgi Apparatus and Nucleus
One cannot get there by car
We transport large molecules
And act in protein synthesis
And if it were not for us
The cell would be amiss
Sometimes we form a branched reticulum
That likes to expand
As the cell is active in protein synthesis
Just because we can

By Nikki Kolupailo
Ode to an Organelle
Composed of nine triplets of microtubules
Eukaryotic cells is where this organelle is found
New centrioles, “the daughter”, grow from existing ones, “the mother”
Takes the shape of short, rod-like microtubule structures
Replicate independently
Interesting fact: A centriole determines the position of the nucleus & plays a crucial role in the spatial arrangement of cell organelles
Organize the spindle apparatus on which the chromosomes move during mitosis
Located near the nucleus
Essential to the process of cell division - aligns & divides genetic material of cells

By Stephanie Marnocha
Ode to an Organelle
In the cell,
There’s an organelle,
And it’s called the mitochondria.
It’s shaped like a slipper,
But it’s a whole lot hipper
Because it’s the mitochondria.
In the cytoplasm is where it can be found,
Amongst other organelles, just floating around,
Because it’s the mitochondria.
With a nice and smooth outer shell,
It is the power plant of the cell
Because it’s the mitochondria.
Inside the outer membrane, there is another,
But this one’s folded like churned butter,
Protecting the mitochondria.
In the fluids in the folds,
There is something there more precious than gold
Because it helps the mitochondria.
The protein enzymes that are inside
Act as a catalyst to the bonds that reside
Inside the mitochondria.
When these proteins break down those chemical bonds,
The powerful organelle must then respond
Because it’s the mitochondria.
Once the bonds are broken and energy is released,
ATP is made before the cell can become deceased,
And it comes from the mitochondria.
As you can see, the mitochondria is a powerful organelle,
Providing energy to the cell,
Keeping it alive day after day
Because that’s the mitochondrial way.