if the cell were a city, what could be the funtion of the cell membrane, cytoskeleton, cytosol, lysosome, mitochondira nucleus, ribosome, and endoplasmic reticulum
With some “poetic license” … A wind/watermill converts hard-to-use energy (e.g. wheat kernels/flow of water) to easy-to-use energy (flour/electricity), and a slaughterhouse makes ready-to-use proteins (meat packaged for sale, according to merchant specs (genes)).
Cytoskeleton — City streets
Lysosome — Waste disposal
Mitochondrion — Windmill
Nucleus — City hall, archives
Ribosome — Slaughterhouse (transforming livestock to useful proteins)
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With some “poetic license” … A wind/watermill converts hard-to-use energy (e.g. wheat kernels/flow of water) to easy-to-use energy (flour/electricity), and a slaughterhouse makes ready-to-use proteins (meat packaged for sale, according to merchant specs (genes)).
Cytoskeleton — City streets
Lysosome — Waste disposal
Mitochondrion — Windmill
Nucleus — City hall, archives
Ribosome — Slaughterhouse (transforming livestock to useful proteins)
Other “cell city” features:
Vacuoles — Waste recycling and water storage
Peroxisome — Detox clinic
Centrosome — Road/street maintenance
Golgi apparatus — Post office
Transport proteins — City wall gates
Extracellular matrix — Moat