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TWo STRUC'I'URES, BOTHAUKE INDI6Nrn'
IN FAIR MRS. TILARO'S ROOM,WHERE WE LAYOUR SCENE
WHERE CELL cYTOPLASM MAKESSTUDENT'S HANDS UNCLEAN.
ANCIENT 6RUD6E SHALL BR£AK TON£WMUTINY
A PAIR OF STAR- CROSSED C£IJ.sFORMN£W LIVES
WHAT H£RE SHALL MISS, OUR TALE.SHALL STRIVE TO MEND
ONCE UPON A TIME., THER£ WERETWo C£I.I.S AT A PARTIe ITWASLOVE AT FIRST CYr •.•OPLASM.
ON£ WAS A PLANT CELl. AND HISNAME WAS PLANT£O. HIS CElAI..WALL WASWRY STRON6 ANDMUSCULAR. THE OTH£R WAS AN
ANIMAL csu, AND HER NAME WASANIM£T, B£NEA TH THE. DISCO BALI.,HER CELL MEMBRANE 6UTTER£D
FABULOUSLY. ONTHE DANCRFLOOR, THEY ACCIDENTALLY
BUMPED INTO EACH OTHER ANDBEGAN TO 80061£.
ANIMET: WELL HEYTHER£! YOURCELL WAll IS SO STRUCTURALLY
STABLE.PLANT£O: wHY, THANK YOU. THEWAY YOUR RIBOSOMES 6UST£N
B£NEA TH THE DISCOBAI.I. MAKESMYNUCLEUS60 CRAZY.
ANIM£T: ME TOO, I'M ONAN ATPOVERLOAD.
PLANT£O: WILL YOU MARRY M£??ANIMET: OF COURSE, BUT FIRST YOUHAV£ TO M£ET MYPARENT CEIl"
PLANTEO: OK, I'LL MEET YOUTOMORROW IN THE PETRI! DISH.\~ ,\~ \~
THE NEXT DAv.... ANIMET ANDPLANTEO MET EACH OTH£R'S
PARENTS •••INA DIFFERENT WA~THAN EXPE.CTED. QUITE BLUNTL~,IT WAS A TERRIBLE DISASTER.
@ @II SHE'S AN ANIMAL CHI.).? HOW
COULD YOU?!""HR'g A PLANT CELL? YOU SHOULD
HAVE TOLD ME THAT!""WHA 1"5 WRON6 WITH BEIN6 A
PLANT CEIL?""YOU HAVE CHLOROPLASTS THAT'S
wHY!""AT L£AST I LOST THE WEIGHT I
6AIN£D FROMMYMITOSIS.""OH NOYOU DIDN'T!"
''YES I DID!""I BET YOU BELIEVE IN PR£-MARITAL MITOSIS TOO!"
ITWAS NOT A PRE1"fY FIRSTIMPRESSION.
THE NEXT DAY, PLANT EO ANDANIMET ARE SAD THAT THEY
CANNOT BE TOGETHER.ANIMET: I DON'T UNDERSTAND •••WHY IS BElNa DIFFERENT SUCHA
. BI6DEAL?PLANT£O: I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
IMET: WElL, MA YB£ WE. SHOULDGET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
PLANT£O: OKAY, W£I.I. I AMPLANT£O. I HAV£ A STRON6 CELL
WALL THAT SUPPORTS MYSTRUCTURES. I ALSO HAVE
CHLOROPLASTS, WHICH aMMEMYGREEN TINT, AND USE ENERGY
FROM THE SUN, A LITrL£SOMETHING I UK£ TO CALL
PHOTOSYNTHESIS. I ALSO HAV£ AACUOLE THAT STORES MYWATER,
SALT, PROTEIN, AND CAMS.
ANIMET: I'M ANIMET. I HAVELYSOSOMES WHICH DIGEST FOOD,OLD ORGANELLES, AND GERMS. IALSO HAV£ CENTRIOLES WHICHHELPWITH CELL DIFFUSION.
PLANT£O:YOURSOCOMPLEXLYSTRUCTURED.
ANIMET: WAIT, LOOK AT ALL W£HAV£ IN COMMON, TOO!
£0: WE BOTHHAVE A C£LLEMBRAN£ WHICH ALLOWS
T£RIALS TO MOVE IN AND OUTUS, ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
UPID COMPONENTS OF OURKANE, PROT£INS, AND OTHERTERIALS ARE ASSDlBL£D,OPLASM WHICH IS THE CLEAR
EJ.J.Y INSIDE OF US, RIBOSOMESBleH MAKE PROTEINS, AND
OCHONDRION WHICH MAKE OURENER6Y IN THE FORMOF ATPe
£T: IT'SNOTONLYTHAT. \\'£ALSO BOTH HAV£ A NUCL£USWHICH IS OUR CELL CONTROLENTER THAT HOLDS OUR DNA, ACLEOLUS WHICH IS INSIDE THE
CL£US AND MAKES RIBOSOMES,CHROMATIN WHICH CONSISTS OF
DNA BOUND TO PROT £IN, ANUCLEAR MEMBRANE WHICH
ALLOWS MATERIALS TO MOVE IND OUT OF THE NUCLEUS, AND AGOLSI APPARATUS WHICH
ODIFIES, SORTS AND PACKA6ESPROTEINS FROM OUR £R.
LANT£O: WE SHOULD SHOW OURR£NTS ALL OUR SIMILARITI£S ••~DON'T LET THAT 6RE£N SLIMEOF A CELL COME N£AR ME!"
"YOU DON'T EVEN WEAR A CEJ~Allw YOU JUSTWALK AROUND IN
YOUR MEMBRANE!"ET: CALM DOWN! JUST LISTEN
TO US!PLANT£O: LOOKAT ALL OURSIMILARITIES: CYTOPLASM,RIBOSOMES, ENDOPLASMIC
RETICULUM, AND MUCH MORE. BUTOST OF ALL •••WE ALL HAVE A
NUCLEUS.£T: SOwHY CAN'T WE JUST BE
OUR CELLV£S??
UOH I GUESS YOU'RE. RIGHT."'VE N£V£R SEEN IT THAT vlAY
BEFORE."..--....& EiHT YOU TWo, YOU HA V£ OUR
PERMISSION TO vlRD.nANIM£T: YAY!
£0: I PROMISE I'LL STAYYOU FOUVER, £VEN THROU6H
OSMOSIS.WET: ME TOO, MY LOVE,
DON'T SET AN'! IDEAS ABOUTMITOSIS!!"
THEY ALL LIVED CELLULARLY£WRAfT£R •••
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