Animal Cell Analogy Project: CELL CITY

By: Arielle Braxton & Jordanne Nelson

Period 2-Honors Bio/LabMrs. Sipula

November 14,2013

NucleusAnalogy- City HallHead of the cell, contains DNAIn city hall decisions are made and it contains

all of the information about the city

MitochondrionAnalogy- Power PlantBurns glucose into energyA power plant is used to make energy or

power in an area.Both create and store energy

Cell MembraneAnalogy- Police StationActs as a boundary, controls what enters and

leaves the cellPolice officers control activities that go on

inside the city

RibosomesAnalogy- Restaurant Source of protein for the cellA restaurant in a city is where people go for

food so they can receive the protein they need.

Both provide protein for their environment

Rough Endoplasmic ReticulumAnalogy- FactoryRibosomes and are inserted here to be

modified and transportedWorkers of a factory make different materials

for use in and out of the city

Smooth Endoplasmic ReticulumAnalogy- Pharmaceutical PlantMain function- the creation of membrane

lipids, calcium regulation, and the destruction of toxic substances happen here

Pharmaceutical Plants create steroids and medicine for the people of the city

Both help their environment remain healthy and strong.

Golgi BodyAnalogy- Post OfficeModifies, sorts and packages molecules from

the ER for storage or for transport out of the cell

A post office packages and ships mail and cargo around or out of the city

CytoplasmAnalogy- CommunityMaterial outside the nucleus where the

organelles areA community contains city hall, the post

office and all other buildings

LysosomesAnalogy- Sanitary TruckBreak down substances that can no longer be

used and repair organellesThe garbage men of a city dispose of waste

and unwanted materials while recycle men reuse materials that need to be repaired

CytoskeletonAnalogy- Highways/RoadsAllows substances to move around the cellIn a city, people get around by local roads

and freeways around their communityBoth serve as a source of transportation

VacuoleAnalogy-SupermarketStores water, salt protein and carbohydrates

in a cellA local supermarket has water and food for

the cityBoth act as storage facilities for their built

environments

DNAAnalogy- Blueprint of the cityResponsible for the genetic code of the cell

that tells the organelles what to doA blueprint is a design plan that documents

all information about a structure