The nucleus: the control centre
Why?
The nucleus holds the cell's instructions and controls what the cell does.
Messages fly out of the nucleus like paper aeroplanes from a control tower to different parts of the cell, which light up and start working.
Press the button to watch the nucleus send out messages, then see what happens without it.
Loading the 3D picture.
Drag the picture to look around.
When the nucleus is removed from an amoeba, it slowly stops moving and feeding, like a factory with no manager.
Interactive labs
No labs for this concept yet.
Worked example
A factory has a manager who sends orders to every room. Which cell part is like the manager?