Cell Analogy Plane s1

Name ______Block _____ Cell Analogy Exercise

Example - The nucleus is analogous to our school’s office, because it controls or coordinates the rest of the school’s function.

My cell analogy is based on a football stadium during the Super Bowl.

Nucleus – The owner of the stadium and its executives who operate it decide what is necessary to prepare for the Super Bowl such as what festivities, decorations, outlines, and other preparations are needed to be carried out before the big game. Nucleolus – The owner of the stadium and his executives will send out memos, outlines, and other instructions to the crews of the stadium in order to prepare the stadium for the many fans, camera crews, and sponsors. Chromatin – The material of what the stadium is made out of such as metal, concrete, beams, and other material used to build and support the structure of the stadium, especially the offices of the owner and his or her executives. Nuclear membrane – Since the owner and his executives are such important people who have to carry out every single operation needed to promote a successful Super Bowl, there are always security guards and police that escort and guard outside their door and asking for identifications and other credentials in order to permit access. Nuclear pore – There are entrances that hold the offices of the owner and the executives, and more importantly, the prestigious Lombardi Trophy. Cytoplasm – Many cafeteria people, cooks, chefs, and other culinary artisans prepare the many hot dogs, nachos, drinks, ice cream, and other refreshments that every fan should have for an exciting football game. There are always windows not only to the outside, but also looking over the football field to see if there are any shortages of food or any material that needs to be delivered in the cafeteria and also to its fans. Central vacuole/Vacuole – There are many basements and storage rooms that can keep all the festival pieces, material, confetti, and other materials that

Ribosomes –

Proteins –

Endoplasmic reticulum –

Golgi apparatus –

Vessel –

Lysosomes –

Mitochondria – Name ______Block _____ Chloroplast -

Plasma membrane –

Cell wall –