Cell Analogy Project Name:______________________

Now that you have learned about the organelles in a cell, you need to think of an analogy, comparing the cell and it’s organelles to something of your choice, as I did below, comparing a cell to a factory. There is an example of comparing a cell to a soccer game on the wall, you may look at that example but you cannot use it. This project should be on paper LARGER than notebook paper, and should be in full color. The following criteria will be graded;

/5pts Make sure you include a labeled picture of what you are comparing your cell to (even though my picture is not labeled)

/5pts Make sure you list and compare each organelle to something in your picture

/5pts Make sure you include a key that tells which organelle compares to which part of your analogy.

/10pts Make sure you give the function of each part of your analogy, and why it is like the organelle.

Please choose ONE type of cell (plant or animal), and check off each organelle as you add it in your chart:

Plant Cell

q Nucleus q Mitochondrion

q Cell wall q cell membrane

q Chloroplast q ribosomes

q Golgi body q Endoplasmic reticulum

q vacuole q lysosome

Animal Cell

q Nucleus q Mitochondrion

q flagella q cell membrane

q cytoskeleton q ribosomes

q Golgi body q Endoplasmic reticulum

q Contractile vacuole q cytoskeleton

Please attach this checklist to your analogy

Due ___________________________

I have included a chart as an example

The Cell as a Factory:

 

Factory Part	Function	Organelle
Central Office	Manages activities, initiates production, controls activities of factory	Nucleus
Assembly Line	Assembles raw materials to manufacture items	Ribosome
Packaging & Shipping	Packs products for distribution	Golgi Bodies
Conveyer Belt	Moves product within the factory	Endoplasmic reticulum
Generator	Produces energy for the factory	Mitochondrion
Storage area	Stores materials for later use	Vacuole
Collection center	Breaks down and recycles used parts	Lysosome
Door	Allows for things to enter and leave the factory	Cell membrane
Bricks and Steel	Construction materials that keep the factory from collapsing	cytoskeleton
Trucks/ 18 Wheelers	Move the factory when it needs to relocate	centrioles