Animal Cells as a City by Olivia Kresge

Nucleus

kresgog — 2024-11-13 19:07:24 UTC

The nucleus is similar to the city hall because it is the center of the cell and controls protein production.

kresgog — 2024-11-14 19:00:58 UTC

Cell membranes are similar to the police because it regulates what enters and leaves the cell much like how the police regulate crime.

kresgog — 2024-11-14 19:10:55 UTC

Mitochondria are like power plants because they provide energy to the cell using chemical energy.

kresgog — 2024-11-18 23:33:37 UTC

Cytoplasm corresponds with the city's infrastructure where all of the buildings are because cytoplasm holds everything together.

kresgog — 2024-11-18 23:35:11 UTC

DNA holds all of the cell's genetic information, so it is similar to a city's blueprints.

kresgog — 2024-11-19 01:21:16 UTC

Ribosomes are like factories because they both produce things, in ribosomes case, proteins.

kresgog — 2024-11-19 01:22:35 UTC

The rough endoplasmic reticulum is similar to a manufacturing plant because it synthesizes proteins.

kresgog — 2024-11-19 01:30:38 UTC

The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is like a warehouse because it stores carbohydrates and lipids.

kresgog — 2024-11-19 18:54:40 UTC

The golgi apparatus can be compared to a postal service because it delivers things throughout the cell.

kresgog — 2024-11-19 18:57:00 UTC

The vesicle corresponds to a delivery truck because it carries proteins in the cell.

kresgog — 2024-11-19 19:02:34 UTC

The cytoskeleton provides shape for a cell, so that would be similar to buildings in a city.

kresgog — 2024-11-19 19:03:20 UTC

A vacuole is like a warehouse because it storage space in a cell.

kresgog — 2024-11-19 19:03:52 UTC

Centrioles are like construction workers because they divide cells apart, much like how construction workers break down buildings or other things.