Cell Analogy Assignment

Name ______Period _____

50 points

Due ______

An analogy is a resemblance of one part with another in terms of function; using one part to represent another because of its function.

Your assignment

1. Diagram a cell (animal or plant)

2. Label the organelles (not all organelles are in each cell type)

3. Determine an item from your everyday life that can be used as an analogy for each cell organelle

4. Justify your choice of the analogy by providing the reason for the analogy (example below)

5. Draw or find a picture of your analogy to include on your diagram

Organelle Analogy Reason vacuole Rubbermaid A Rubbermaid container stores substances for my house just like the container vacuole stores substances for the cell. Nucleus

Endoplasmic reticulum

Ribosome

Cell membrane

Golgi apparatus cytoskeleton lysosomes mitochondria Name ______Period _____ centrioles

Organelle Analogy Reason chloroplast

Cell wall flagella cilia pseudopodia

Grading Rubric

4 (A or A+) complete with analogies insightful for organelles; neat

3 (B) complete with analogies consistent for organelles

2 (C) missing some organelles and/or analogies and/or analogies inconsistent with organelles

1 (D) missing several organelles and/or analogies and analogies inconsistent with organelles

0 (F) assignment turned in with significant missing organelles and/or analogies and analogies inconsistent with organelles; little evidence of understanding