Cell Organelle Analogies Rough Smooth E.R
Cell : Mall A cell is made up of many organelles. A cell and it’s organelles can be compared to a shopping mall.
Nucleus – Mall Manager The nucleus controls what goes on throughout the cell. The manager has to ok everything that goes on in a mall before it happens.
Mitochondria – Food Court The mitochondria is the power house of the cell. The food court is where people to go get more energy when they’re shopping in a mall.
Cell Membrane – The Doors The cell membrane controls what goes in and out of the cell. The doors control what go in and out of the mall.
Cytoplasm – Security Guards Cytoplasm is the jelly-like stuff in the cell that keeps everything in place. Security guards keep the mall in line and everyone in their place.
Lysosome-The Shoppers Lysosomes digest and remove things. Shoppers buy the clothes and food in the mall and take them home.
Golgi – Sale Papers The Golgi Apparatus transports things throughout the cell. A sale paper in a mall transports messages throughout the mall.
Rough E.R. – Individual Restaurants In Food Court The Rough E.R. makes and packages proteins. A restaurant makes and packages food, where the shoppers get protein.
Smooth E.R. – Shopping Cart The Smooth E.R. is used for storage. Shoppers store the items they want to buy in a shopping cart.
Ribosome – Food in Food Court Ribosomes are found on the Rough E.R. and they contain proteins. The food you eat contains protein as well.
Centrioles –Shopper’s money Centrioles are essential in cell division. A shopper can’t shop without money.
Vacuole - Water fountains The vacuole stores the water in the cell. Shoppers can stop and get water at anytime from a water fountain. Water is used in homeostasis to help with temperature and hydration. .
Mitosis, Cytokinesis, & Meiosis Mitosis is nuclear cell division. Two genetically identical cells are formed in mitosis. Cytokinesis is the division of cytoplasm. Meiosis is sexual cell division and it forms two genetically different cells.
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