The Cell as a School

A school can be like a cell in many ways. Different people and places in a school can be like organelles in a cell.

By: Jacob K. Travis J. and Joey L.

Cell Membrane

A cell membrane lets nutrients in but protects from viruses like a school’s front door.

Cytoplasm

Cytoplasm allows cellular metabolism to occur like the inside of a school allows education.

Golgi Apparatus

The Golgi Apparatus packages macromolecules for transport like a bus picks up kids for transport.

Jet Bus! Oh Yeah!

Lysosome

Lysosomes kills bacteria around a cell like janitors kill bacteria in a school.

Mitochondria

The boiler room in a school powers it like a mitochondria powers a cell.

Nucleus

The nucleus of a cell contains all the DNA in a cell and controls a cell like a principle controls a school.

Mr. Gould

Nucleolus

The Nucleolus creates ribosomes for a cell like a kitchen makes food for us.

Ribosome

Ribosomes produce protein for a cell like food gives us protein.

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

The Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum transports protein throughout a cell like a hallway.

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

The Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum does a different job depending on the cell, like a teacher does different jobs depending on the subject.

Vacuole

A Vacuole in a cell stores nutrients and gets rid of waste materials and helps a cell grow like the office of a school helps it grow.

Th-Th-Th-That’s all F-Folks!