OUR CELL CITY

NUCLEUS- CITY HALL

• It controls all the functions of the cell and the organelles within the cell
• It contains all the DNA found within a cell like how a city hall would contains city's records
• The nucleus regulates the functions of a cell, like the city hall regulates the city's functions

NUCLEOLUS-MAYOR'S OFFICE

CYTOPLASM- MIAMI PD

• The cytoplasm works hand and hand with nucleus and so does the Miami PD with the city hall
• The Miami PD protects the City Hall like the cytoplasm protects the nucleus

VACUOLES- PUBLIC SELF STORAGE

• Vacuoles store materials like salts, water, proteins, and carbohydrates which cells use as needed
• A public storage facility if used to store a material until they are needed

LYSOSOMES- WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Lysosomes are like a waste management facility because they both clean up after the cell/city
• Lysosomes are vital to the cell because it cleans up the "junk" in the cell that can cause clutter
• Waste management is vital to the city because it cleans up the trash in the city that can cause the city to look messy
• Both of these items are vital to the upkeep of the city and the cell

GOLGI APPARATUS- USPS

• The golgi apparatus is like the US Postal Service because they both label an item and send it off to its destination
• The Golgi apparatus labels proteins, while the USPS labels packages
• The Golgi Apparatus is vital to the cell because it keeps verything flowing out of the cell
• The USPS is vital to the city because it keeps people on the same page and it keeps people getting their things

CYTOSKELTON-CITY LIMITS

• The cytoskeleton and the city limits are very similar
• In a cell the cytoskeleton gives the cell its shape and internal organization
• In the city, city limits give the city its shape and boundaries, and it make sure everything is inside

MICROFILAMENTS- BUILDING DEPARTMENT

• The microfilaments in a cell help form extensive networks
• In a cell, they also produce a tough, flexible framework that supports the cell
• In a city, the building department planes where everything is going to be located
• Also in the city, buildings make up the city structure and the character of the city

MICROTUBULES- STREETS

• Microtubules help maintain the cells shape
• Microtubules are made up of hollow structures
• Microtubules are like streets because streets help maintain the city's landscape and structure

CENTRIOLES- MOVING TRUCK

• Centrioles and a moving truck we think go hand and hand
• Centrioles help organize cell division and they guide the cell when it decides its time to move
• A moving truck in a city helps mive the civilians when they think its time to move

RIBOSOMES- CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

• Ribosomes and a construction company are very similar to one another
• Ribosomes produce proteins with a special code for DNA
• A construction company designs buikding from a plan the city designers gave them

ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM- HIGHWAYS

• In a cell, the endoplasmic reticulum assembles the lipid components of the membrane
• Other materials and proteins sre exported from the cell through the endoplasmic reticulum
• In a city, the highways help make exporting easier

MITOCHONDRIA- DWP

• These two items are very similar to each other
• Mitochondria are the power plants of a cell
• They convert chemical energy stored in foods in to usable energy for the cell
• Mitochondria is like DWP because DWP converts water and energy into a usable form of enrgy of the city

CELL MEMBRANE- COAST GUARD/PORT PATROL

• These two items need a little more thought
• The cell membrane has a lipid bilayer
• All cells contain a cell membrane
• All cities have some sort of secure border it just changes for each city
• Miami has water so it will be the coast guard patroling what comes in and out on boats