1. A Cell is Like a Factory…
By Mrs. Podhurst

2. Imagine a busy factory making the latest must-have toy
Imagine a busy factory making the latest must-have toy. Whether they make bicycles, cell phones, or hot air balloons, most factories are set up the same way.

3. They usually have a production line where a product is put together
All factories have outside walls that protect and support them and inside walls that create
different work areas.
They usually have a production line where a product is put together
and an executive department that decides what product is made.
A finishing department
processes and prepares the product for shipping, and a packaging department wraps the
product. .

4. plant that provides the energy it needs to run.
In addition, a factory has a receiving department that brings in the parts it needs to make
its product, a communications department that allows it to contact suppliers, and a power
plant that provides the energy it needs to run.

5. Finally, a custodial staff keeps everything
clean and in good working order.

6. labor similar to that found in factories
Cells are similar to factories. To stay alive and function properly, cells have a division of
labor similar to that found in factories

7. The Cell Membrane…
What if you needed to find a job in the factory and you are not management material, you would probably be placed in an entry-level position.
Perhaps you'd be assigned to the warehouse. Here, you would be responsible for shipping
and receiving. A factory requires a constant supply
of raw materials, as well as a way to send out the
finished product.
This department is usually located along an outside wall of the factory. Working here, you would be one of the factory's contacts with the outside
world.

8. Shipping and receiving…

9. Cell Membrane cont…
I wonder… a receptionist, or security guard also monitor what comes and goes in a factory. They only admit people who belong there. These are all separate departments in a real factory. But in a cell, these jobs are all performed by the cell membrane.

10. The Nucleus
In a factory, the chief executive officer controls everything that happens. He or she is the “Big Boss”.
You would need to keep track of all the work going on in the factory. And you would tell the workers which products to build and when to build them.

11. The Cytoplasm
The factory floor. The floor of the factory has all the workers, machines, and equipment on it.
Cytoplasm holds all of the organelles (cell parts) in the plant and animal cells

12. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
Are like power stations……the power station supplies energy to the factory.
Mitochondria and Chloroplasts (plant cells only) are the cell’s power producers.

13. The Cell Wall…
Is like a security gate. It protects the factory and helps keep it safe.
A cell wall is only in the plant cell, not an animal cell. The cell wall surrounds the cell membrane, and gives it extra support and protection.

14. Vacuoles
Are like break rooms, or storage rooms. In a break room you have storage for food items and places to get rid of trash. A storage room stores the supplies the factory needs to operate.
Vacuoles hold wastes and stores water in plant and animal cells.

15. The plant Cell… Cell Wall Chloroplasts and Mitochondria Nucleus
Cell Membrane
Cytoplasm
Vacuoles
Security Gate
Power Station
Boss
Shipping and Receiving
Factory Floor
Break Room / Storage

16. The Animal Cell
Has all the same organelles as the plant cell except the cell wall and chloroplasts

17. What can you compare it to?
Now…
What can you compare it to?

18. The End