The Cell is like San Jose

Julissa Castaneda and Vanessa Argueta

Period 3

The Nucleus = The Mayor's Office

• boss of the cell
• stores DNA

• the mayor makes up the rules in a city

Cell Membrane = The Police

• lets things in and out of the cell
• provides support and safety

• provides safety for the city and things in it

Cytoskeleton = Foundation of Buildings

• provides structural support and shape for the cell

• provides support for buildings

Cytoplasm = The Sky

• jelly like substance that takes up most of the room in the cell

• takes up most of the space in a city

Endoplasmic Reticulum = Highways

• where protein is produced

• what we use to get to get to our work

Ribosomes = Mail

• makes proteins
• get instructions

• get bills
• get information

Golgi Apparatus = Airport Baggage

• make final inspections on proteins to get ready and be shipped out

• inspect bags before going onto plane

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Lysosome = Garbage Men

• clean up the cell
• get rid of waste

• collect the city's garbage

Vacuole = Storage Cells

• storage area

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• storage units

Mitochondria = Power Plant

• powers the cell by breaking down food and getting energy

• powers the city

Chloroplast = McDonalds

• gives the cell energy

• provides the people of the city energy