2. A cell is like...
...a country!
Animal cells have a
variety of different
structures that make
them up and help
them survive.
3. Cell Membrane
The cell membrane is
like the country's
border patrol. The cell
membrane regulates
what comes into the
cell and what stays
out. This protects the
cell from dangers and
allows the cell to
receive needed
supplies.
The cell membrane keeps out harmful materials. A cell membrane
is like the border patrol because it regulates what comes in and
out of the cell.
4. Cytoplasm
The cytoplasm has jobs that allow transportation. Cytoplasm is
like land and roads because it supports other systems in the
cell and goes across the whole cell.
The cytoplasm is like the
land and roads of the
country. The cytoplasm
supports the other
systems that are found
in the cell. It also allows
for transportation
across the cell.
5. Mitochondria
The mitochondria are
like the power plants in
a country.
Mitochondria supplies all
sources of energy for
the cell to use, just like
power plants create
energy for the country
to use.
Mitochondria is like power plants because it produces
energy for the cell to use.
6. Centrioles
The centrioles are like a
construction company.
Like a construction
company helps to build
more buildings, centrioles
help the cell to replicate
and make more cells.
The centrioles organize the mitotic spindle and helps
complete cell division. The centrioles are like a
construction company because they help the cell to
replicate and make more cells.
7. Endoplasmic
The endoplasmic reticulum
is like a food processing
plant. The endoplasmic
reticulum produces and
transports proteins that
the cell uses to sustain
itself, just like food
processing plants
produce and ship food to
the country.
The Endoplasmic Reticulum transports proteins. The ER is like a
food processing plant because it produces and transports proteins
that are used to sustain life.
Reticulum
8. Ribosomes
Ribosomes are like
the farmers that
produce the food for
the food processing
plant.
Ribosomes help to
make the proteins
that are packaged in
the endoplasmic
reticulum.
The ribosomes make proteins. The ribosomes are like farmers
because they produce the protein for the cell.
9. Lysosome
The lysosome is like a
grocery store.
It breaks down the
large quantities of
food that it has
received from the
endoplasmic
reticulum.
The lysosomes break up food so it’s useable. The lysosome is
like a grocery store because it breaks down the large quantities of
food that it receives from the ER.
10. A vacuole can have 2
jobs.
One is like a jail; it
isolates harmful
things from the cell.
Other vacuoles act as
storage facilities.
They store water,
waste products and
food until they are
needed.
Vacuole
The vacuole isolates harmful materials. The vacuole
is like a jail and a storage facility because it isolates
harmful things and some vacuoles store water, waste
products, and food until they are needed.
11. Golgi Body
The Golgi body is like
the post office.
Similar to how a post
office sends mail
out to the
community, the
Golgi body modifies,
packages, and ships
molecules
The Golgi body modifies, packages, and ships. The Golgi body is
like a post office because it modifies, packages, and ships
materials across the cell.
12. Nucleus
The nucleus is like the
government of a
country.
Similar to how the
government creates
laws and informs its
people, the nucleus
sends out
information and
controls all of what
the cell is doing.
The nucleus controls the whole cell! The nucleus is like the
government because it sends out information to the whole cell
which helps govern its actions.
13. Nuclear Membrane
The nuclear membrane is
like the White House in
the USA.
Just like the President is
kept safe in the White
House, the nucleus is
kept safe by the nuclear
membrane that
surrounds it.
The nuclear membrane
protects the nucleus and
only lets certain things in
and out of the nucleus.
The Nuclear membrane protects, surrounds, and allows
materials to go in an out. The nuclear membrane is like the
White House because it protects the nucleus.
14. Nucleolus
The nucleolus is like
the President of a
country. Just like
how the President
leads the country,
the nucleolus sends
out commands and
helps control the
whole cell!
The nucleolus makes ribosomes. The nucleolus is like the
president because it controls the whole cell and sends out
commands.
15. Chromosomes
Chromosomes are
like the laws of the
country. These laws
provide information
that help guide the
cell. These laws
are passed down
from generation to
generation.
The chromosomes pass down information. The chromosomes
are like laws of the country because they tell the cell what to do
and are passed down from one generation to the next.
