There are many different ways in which a cell can be compared to something else. You can compare a cell to a factory, a school, or even a city. When comparing a cell to a city each organelle acts as different part of the city. One example of an organelle comparing to a part of a city is the cell membrane. The cell membrane can be compared to the boundaries of a city. Just like how the cell membrane keeps all of the organelles inside, the boundaries of a city determine what is or is not within city limits. In a city the most important building is the city hall. This is where all city's government officials work. City hall is very much like the nucleus in a cell. The nucleus holds and protects all the cell's genetic information just like how city hall holds all the records …show more content…
Just like the ribosomes factory workers are responsible for building and producing items that the city needs. Next is the endoplasmic reticulum which is what molecules inside the cell travel along. This obviously compares to the roads which people in a city travel along to get from place to place. In a plant cell there is a "reservoir" that stores water for that it might need later. City's need to store water too and to do this they use water towers. These two are almost exact because they both only have one responsibility which is to just store water for later usage. Now although their are many other organelles in a cell these are just a few that can relate well to the different parts of a city. Cells are a huge part of biology and even though we just compare them to different things in a city just to get a better understanding of what they do, a cell itself really is just like one tiny city inside our bodies. Because without every organelles doing its job we wouldn't be able to function the way we do. And the same is with a city in real life. If every part of the city isn't running smoothly then it just wouldn't be able to work
For a plant cell, the nucleus, without a doubt, is the most important organelle; but in the animal cell, the most vital structure is the mitochondria.
P1: Outline the function of the main cells of the body. Cells are the main structure of the body as they all come together to form one cell. They are very important because without them, we wouldn’t be able to live. The cells carry out numerous of chemical reaction that we wouldn’t have heard of or even felt and it is simply done it on its own. Cells make up all the organs in the body.
There are many parts of a cell, they all have specific duties, and are all
According to Mattias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann the cell is the basic unit of life(Cell Theory- OI). Two common types of cells are the plant and animal cells. Although both kinds of cells share many similar, abundant structures, they also have varying descrepancies from cell to cell. Without a doubt, the nucleus is the most important organelle in the plant cell, even though, the lysosome is the most important structure in the animal cell.
* Cells allow things to go in and out of the organism (allows diffusion to happen so good things go in and bad things go out)
Nucleus – The nucleus is the largest organelle in the cell. It acts as the control system for almost all the activities of the cell. It stores the cell 's hereditary material, or DNA
This is the story of a cell, a young cell. This cell’s goal was to have the most powerful mitochondria of any other cell she knew. The mitochondria gave energy. She knew if she had a strong mitochondria, her being would be powerful and strong.
You may use the lab manual, pre-lab lectures, and credible internet resources, however you may not use your cell bio lab classmates as a resource. You will most likely see this material again on the Final and I highly encourage you to work individually and seek help from myself or your TA. Plagiarism will result in an automatic zero.
Breaking down an organism leads scientists to identify cells. A group of cells create tissues, tissues combined are organs, and organs and their functions make up systems. Basically, cells make up living organisms. There are 2 kinds of cells: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic. Within a prokaryotic, it doesn’t contain a DNA bounded nucleus; however, a eukaryotic cell does. Though the prokaryotic cell differs from a eukaryotic cell, they share a cell membrane. The cell membrane is composed of a phospholipid bilayer and proteins, which makes it selectively permeable. It is located outside of the cytoplasm and controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell. Its basic function is to protect the cell from its surroundings by selecting what can enter and exit the cell.
The organelle I have chosen is the cell wall. The analogy I will use is that the cell wall is like city/border wall. The wall allows for physical structure and also the ability to let things cross through its walls, such as other living organisms or inorganic products. The border/city wall has the choice to allow these things to pass or not to pass through this checkpoint. The ability to reject certain things from crossing allows the city (cell) to protect itself from contamination or pollution.
P1 – Describe the microstructure of a typical animal cell and the functions of the main cell components. A typical animal cell is seen as a tiny, three dimensional sac which is in fact made up of many components, each as important as the other. The microstructure of an animal cell was in fact uncovered mainly through the use of both cell fractionation and electron microscopy. Each main component has its own, individual function which helps a cell to function and maintains the cell membrane. The components that I will be describing include the cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, lysosomes, Golgi bodies, centrioles, endoplasmic reticulum (both smooth and rough) and ribosomes.
Many cells are filled with a complex network of tube like things known as the endoplasmic reticulum. The endoplasmic
In order for cells and organisms to “live” they need to perform certain tasks such as produce energy through respiration, send messages, maintenance and reproduction. To enable the cell to do so, it contains within small structures called organelles, each organelle is different and carries out a specific function.
A cell organelle is a group or room in the school. To begin with, the cell wall is like the school wall, because they give the plant and school it’s shape. Peroxisomes and mitochondria are like gyms, since they both give energy. The security is the cell membrane, they perform very similarly as they control what goes in or out. The custodial and cafeteria staff are the vacuole, storing waste and food for the school. The green roof of the school makes food for the school. Just like chloroplast
The cytoplasm is a semifluid in the plasma membrane. It is in all eukaryotic cells. In prokaryotes, this is where the chemical processes of the cell take place. In eukaryotic cells, this is where organelles perform their functions. Cellular respiration also takes place here. One of stages of cellular respiration is glycolysis. Glycolysis is when glucose breaks down to form two pyruvates and 4 ATP. Its net result of 2 ATP is important for another process called the Krebs Cycle. This process is important because it begins cellular respiration. The cytoplasm also gives the cell its shape; without it, the cell would be “deflated” and substances would not be able to move throughout the cell. Organelles would have difficulty functioning too. It has been misunderstood that organelles float freely in the cytoplasm even