- DNA: Color the chromatin within the nucleus yellow.
- Nucleus: Color the entire nuclear envelope and its contents (excluding the nucleolus) blue.
- Endoplasmic Reticulum: Color both the rough (with ribosomes) and smooth ER light red.
- Mitochondria: Color the oval-shaped organelles with inner folds purple.
- Cytoplasm: Leave the background area inside the cell membrane uncolored (white).
- Golgi Bodies: Color the stacked, flattened sacs dark purple.
- Cell membrane: Color the outer boundary of the cell dark orange.
- Lysosomes: Color the small, round vesicles dark red/maroon.
- Nucleolus: Color the dense structure inside the nucleus light blue.
- Ribosomes: Color the small dots on the rough ER and free in the cytoplasm black.
- Centrioles: Color the cylindrical structures near the nucleus red orange.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of animal cell coloring sheet.