CELL CITY:MY TOWN LIKE A CELL

THE CELL WALL

• My cell wall is the brick wall
• It is similar to the cell because it protects the city from unwanted things
• In this picture the cell wall is the red outline of the city

THE CELL MEMBRANE

• My cell membrane is the gateway
• It forms a boundary from the outside world and the town
• In this picture the cell membrane is the two red rectangles

THE NUCLEUS

• My nucleus is the town hall
• Holds all of the important information
• In this picture it is the brown box that says 'Town Hall'

THE NUCLEAR MEMBRANE

• The nuclear membrane is the town hall door
• It lets information and other important stuff out
• In this picture it is the two rectangles attached to the town hall

THE CHROMOSOMES

• The chromosomes are the city council
• They make important decisions for the whole town
• In this picture it is the blue people

THE CYTOPLASM

• The cytoplasm is the air/oxygen
• It surrounds everything in the town
• In this picture it is the gray swirls

THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

• The E.R. is the roads and sidewalks
• They are the passageways that travel through the town
• In this picture it is the black roads

THE RIBOSOMES

• The ribosomes are the stores and restaurants
• It produces food/proteins for the people
• In this picture it is the light blue rectangles

THE MITOCHONDRIA

• The mitochondria is the civiians
• They keep the town going by buying and selling things
• In this picture it is the maroon people

THE VACUOLES

• The vacuoles are the water towers
• It stores materials for later use like water
• In this picture it is the orange water towers

THE LYSOSOMES

• The lysosomes are the garbage dumps
• It removes all of the unnecessary items
• In this picture it is the pink box

THE CHLOROPLASTS

• The chloroplasts are the plants and trees
• It provides air or "energy" for the people there
• In this picture it is the green "blobs"