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Ballesteros Rosenthal 5

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE CELL AS A CITY

BY: WILSON BALLESTEROS/SYDNEY ROSENTHAL

NUCLEOLUS (CITY HALL)

DENSE REGION IN NUCLEUS THAT MAKES PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE RIBOSOME
A city hall is like the nucleolus because it makes
Photo by Justin in SD

NUCLEUS (LIBRARY)

HOLDS GENETIC INFORMATION (DNA) FOR CELL
The nucleus is like the library of a city because the library contains books, which provide information just like the DNA in the nucleus.
Photo by slimninja

CELL WALL (MOUNTAINS)

THICK, RIGID LAYER THAT SURROUNDS PLANT/BACTERIA CELL
The mountains are like the cell wall because it surrounds the city just like the cell wall surrounds the cell.
Photo by danielito311

CELL MEMBRANE (TOLL)

MONITORS AND CONTROLS ENTRY INTO AND OUT OF THE CELL
A toll is like a cell membrane because it controls who is allowed to enter and (sometimes) exit the city.

CYTOPLASM (

FLUID THAT FILLS CELL INSIDE MEMBRANE

CYTOSKELETON

CONTAINS FILAMENTS THAT REINFORCE CELL SHAPE AND FUNCTION

SMOOTH ER (HIGHWAY)

NETWORK OF TUBULES WHERE LIPIDS SYNTHESIS AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM TAKE PLACE
Highways are like the smooth ER because it is a large network that allows vehicles to move from one place to another.

ROUGH ER

MAKES PROTEINS FOR ER MEMBRANE AND CELL

RIBOSOME

PRODUCES PROTEINS

LYSOSOME (RECYCLING CENTER)

SACS THAT CONTAIN ENZYMES TO DIGEST FOOD TO MAKE NUTRIENTS
Photo by jqpubliq

CENTROSOME

CENTRIOLES LOCATED TO MOVE CHROMOSOMES DURING CELL DIVISION

CHLOROPLAST

CAPTURES SUNLIGHT AS ENERGY SOURCE

GOLGI APPARATUS (HOSPITAL)

AIDS IN MODIFICATION, PACKAGING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROTEINS
The hospital is like the Golgi Apparatus because it modifies people in a way by healing patients, package and have medications within their facility, and allow their patients to leave after they are done with their appointment, surgery, etc.
Photo by Fulla T

VESICLE (POST OFFICE)

SMALL MEMBRANE BOUND SAC THAT TRANSPORTS MATERIAL WITHIN CELL
The postal office is like a vesicle because it transports and packages items within the city.
Photo by ChrisGoldNY

MITOCHONDRIA (ENERGY PLANTS)

PRODUCES ENERGY TO FUEL CELL'S ACTIVITY
An energy plant is like the mitochondria because it produces the energy needed in the city.
Photo by Dave Heuts

VACUOLE (GROCERY STORE)

STORES PROTEINS, FOOD, AND BROKEN DOWN WASTE
The grocery store is like a vacuole because it stores foods, which contain proteins.
Photo by Nino.Modugno