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A cell is like a city
cell analogy practice
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Period 1 2 3 4 5 6
Introduction: to get an idea of how a cell works, compare it to a city. Both a city and a
cell act as their own environments, with many parts working together. Try to figure out
which parts of the cell are like which parts of the city.
1. Write the functions of the organelles in the space provided.
2. Look at the parts of the city. Think about how each part of the city works.
3. Write the letter that goes with the part of the city that has the most similar
function to that organelle in the space provided.
City part
(letter)
_______ Cell membrane: function___________________________________________
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Nucleus: function_________________________________________________
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Endoplasmic reticulum: function ____________________________________
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Ribosomes: function ______________________________________________
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Golgi apparatus: function __________________________________________
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Mitochondria: function_____________________________________________
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_____ Lysosomes: function_________________________________________________
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Vaculoes: function _______________________________________________
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Parts of a city
A. power plant
B. fence around the city with gates
C. storage company
D. streets
E. warehouse
F. city hall with planning department
G. factories
H. wrecking company