Common Parts of the Cell

Discussion Questions

These sample discussion questions were submitted by students. They can be used as part of a
class discussion, as an essay topic, or as a student project idea.

 Compare the organelles and their functions in a cell to the components that make up a
city. How is a cell like a city? How is it different? – submitted by Adarsh Kadoor

 The cells in your body all have to interact and work together in order to survive. What
structures would you need to add to a cell in your body if it were to survive on its own?
Compare what you have added to the parts of a bacterium. – submitted by Vikram
Sivaraja