How is a cell like a city?

Answer 1

This is a classic. Think of the nucleus like the town hall. It houses all the information and important things for the cell. The cell membrane is kind of like border patrol (let's imagine this "city" is in Texas). The mitochondria are like the power plants; they provide ATP/energy for cellular processes. Lysosomes are basically the trash-men. They break down waste material so it doesn't build up in the cell. Vacuoles also hold water, so I guess you could think of them as water towers? Never really came up with a good analogy for that one. Vesicles are like the public transport; they get things into and out of the cells. Continuing on this mindset, just think of the rest of the organelles and apply them to random things in a city.

Answer 2

to really compare something to another thing you need to know what you are comparing to. I know that i had to do this assignment when i was in 7th grade and i had the hardest time with it! But you should think about something that is like what you are comparing to, like if you were doing a plant cell, You can definetly compare that thing to a schoo l and think about what things that they have in common!!!!! So go do your homework and you an use my idea if you really need to but you should definetly need to try to think about what you need to do!

Answer 3

Cell Wall- probably be like a city wall surrounding the city, protecting it and defining the boundaries (osmotic control, protection, mechanical support).

Cell Membrane- this would be the guards just inside the city wall, controlling who can enter and leave the city (selective permeability).

Nucleus- this would be like, parliament i guess...a group deciding what should happen inside the city (control centre).

Ribosomes- this is the industrial area of the city, creating building materials to extend and develop the city (proteins).

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum- these are couriers who collect the materials from the industrial site and take it to where it is needed (carry proteins).

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum- another industrial site which creates packages to send and communicate with other cities (steroids).

Mitochondria- the electricity generator which creates energy for the city (ATP).

Golgi Apparatus- the postal system of the city, collecting, processing and transporting (molecules) around and out of the city.

Chloroplasts- the food manufacturing plant in a city!

Plasmodesma- roads connecting the cities along which communication can occur.

Lysosomes- units of military personnel, who can attack and invaders (bacteria) and those who do not work properly (unwanted organelles) and kick them out of the city. (turning out to be a bit of a right-wing city here! :S)

Cytoplasm- this is the general streets and landscape of the city, where all these things (metabolic reactions) take place!

Sap Vacuole- a large compound where many useful substances which might be needed in the city are stored.

Answer 4

the cell of an organism has many different parts contributing to the life of the cell. In a city we have producers, garbage men, creators, and the like. Each one of these jobs can be identified in the cell.

Answer 5

For eg:

Nucleus-City Hall: The nucleus in our cell city is the city hall. The nucleus directs all activities in the cell while the city hall is the control center of the city. They city hall is like the nucleus because it is the command center of the cell.

Endopasmic Reticulum: roads

Lysosomes: Hospital

Golgi Apparatus:Post Office.

Cell membrane: Fence

Cytopasm: Bus.

Mitochondrion: Power plant.

Ribosome: Factory.

Centrioles:Fertility clinic

Answer 6

Compare the cellular organelles and other structures to the parts of a city.