The Cell City - Springfield Public Schools

1 the cell CityCell Structure: Plasma Membrane City Part: City Wall/Boundary Flexible, selectively permeable boundary that helps control what enters and leaves the cell Cell Structure: Cytoplasm City Part: Lakes, Streams & Rivers Semi-fluid material that organelles float in Cell Structure: Cytoskeleton City Part: Foundations Supporting network of long thin protein fibers that form a framework for the cell Provides an anchor for the organelles inside the cellCell Structure: Nucleus City Part: Mayor s Office/City Hall Directs all cell processes Contains cell s DNA Center: Nucleolus (makes ribosomes)Cell Structure: Ribosome City Part: Factory Manufactures proteins Made of RNA & protein Cell Structure: Endoplasmic Reticulum City Part: Highway/Road System Responsible for production of proteins and lipids Transports materials Rough : contains ribosomes Smooth : no ribosomesCell Structure: Golgi Apparatus City Part.

2 Post Office Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins into sacs called vesicles Cell Structure: Vacuole City Part: Storage Units Sac used to store food, enzymes, and other materials within the cytoplasm Cell Structure: Lysosome City Part: Garbage Company Digests worn-out or extra organelles and food particles Cell Structure: Centrioles City Part: City Blocks Made of microtubules Aids in cell division Cell Structure: Mitochondria City Part: Power Plant Generates energy for the cell Converts fuel particles into usable energyCell Structure: Chloroplast City Part: Solar Power Plant Captures light energy and converts it into chemical energy through a process known as photosynthesis Plant cells only Cell Structure: Cilia & Flagella City Part: Taxi/Bus Service Aids in movement of the cell Cilia: short, hair-like projections Flagella: long, moves with a whiplike motio