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Cell City NOTES
Mr. Hobbs
Cell Organelle
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City part?
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What is the organelle’s job in the cell?
How is the cell organelle like the
part of a city?
The cytoplasm ______________________________
cytoplasm
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The mitochondria ___________________________
mitochondria
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nucleus
The nucleus _________________________________
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cell
The cell membrane __________________________
membrane
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IN PLANT CELLS ONLY
Cell Organelle
(Which part of the
cell?)
City Part?
What is the organelle’s job in the cell?
How is the cell organelle like the
part of a city?
cell wall
The cell wall ____________________________
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chloroplast
Chloroplasts ___________________________
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Cell City Answer Key
Cell Organelle
City Component
(Which part of the
(Which part of a
cell?)
city?)
cytoplasm
the environment
What is the organelle’s function? How
is the cell organelle like the city
component?
The cytoplasm is what the other
organelles float around in. Cytoplasm is
like the environment in a city because it
surrounds everything else.
mitochondria
power plant
The mitochondria are responsible for
providing the cell with energy, just like
Pepco provides Washington, D.C. with
energy/electricity.
nucleus
city hall
The nucleus controls all the functions of
the cell, just like the city hall controls
everything that goes on in a city.
cell membrane
city limits
The cell membrane is the boundary around
the outside of a cell. In a city, the city limits
determines what is inside and outside the
city.
IN PLANT CELLS ONLY
cell wall
a city wall/city
fence
The cell wall protects plant cells and makes
them more rigid. A city wall would give the
city more protection.
chloroplast
restaurant
Chloroplasts make sugar for plant cells,
just like restaurants make food for hungry
people.
Name___________________________________________
Mr. Hobbs
CELL CITY SIMILES
DIRECTIONS: Use your CELL CITY NOTES to help you fill in all of the simile sentences below.
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The cytoplasm is like _________________________________________________ because
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The mitochondria are like _________________________________________________ because
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The cytoplasm is like _________________________________________________ because
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The nucleus is like _________________________________________________ because
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The cell membrane is like _________________________________________________ because
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The cell wall is like _________________________________________________ because
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The chloroplasts are like _________________________________________________ because
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