Animal CellsOrganelles and Analogies/Similes

A cell is like...

...a country!

Animal cells have avariety of differentstructures that makethem up and helpthem survive.

Cell MembraneThe cell membrane is

like the country's border patrol. The cell membrane regulates what comes into the cell and what stays out. This protects the cell from dangers and allows the cell to receive needed supplies.

The cell membrane keeps out harmful materials. A cell membrane is like the border patrol because it regulates what comes in and out of the cell.

Cytoplasm

The cytoplasm has jobs that allow transportation. Cytoplasm is like land and roads because it supports other systems in the cell and goes across the whole cell.

The cytoplasm is like the land and roads of the country. The cytoplasm supports the other systems that are found in the cell. It also allows for transportation across the cell.

Mitochondria

The mitochondria are like the power plants in a country.

Mitochondria supplies all sources of energy for the cell to use, just like power plants create energy for the country to use.

Mitochondria is like power plants because it produces energy for the cell to use.

Centrioles

The centrioles are like a construction company.

Like a construction company helps to build more buildings, centrioles help the cell to replicate and make more cells.

The centrioles organize the mitotic spindle and helps complete cell division. The centrioles are like a construction company because they help the cell to replicate and make more cells.

Endoplasmic

The endoplasmic reticulum is like a food processing plant. The endoplasmic reticulum produces and transports proteins that the cell uses to sustain itself, just like food processing plants produce and ship food to the country.

The Endoplasmic Reticulum transports proteins. The ER is like a food processing plant because it produces and transports proteins that are used to sustain life.

Reticulum

Ribosomes

Ribosomes are like the farmers that produce the food for the food processing plant.

Ribosomes help to make the proteins that are packaged in the endoplasmic reticulum.

The ribosomes make proteins. The ribosomes are like farmers because they produce the protein for the cell.

Lysosome

The lysosome is like a grocery store.

It breaks down the large quantities of food that it has received from the endoplasmic reticulum.

The lysosomes break up food so it’s useable. The lysosome is like a grocery store because it breaks down the large quantities of food that it receives from the ER.

A vacuole can have 2 jobs.

One is like a jail; it isolates harmful things from the cell. Other vacuoles act as storage facilities. They store water, waste products and food until they are needed.

Vacuole

The vacuole isolates harmful materials. The vacuole is like a jail and a storage facility because it isolates harmful things and some vacuoles store water, waste products, and food until they are needed.

Golgi BodyThe Golgi body is like

the post office.

Similar to how a post office sends mail out to the community, the Golgi body modifies, packages, and ships molecules throughout the cell.

The Golgi body modifies, packages, and ships. The Golgi body is like a post office because it modifies, packages, and ships materials across the cell.

NucleusThe nucleus is like the

government of a country.

Similar to how the government creates laws and informs its people, the nucleus sends out information and controls all of what the cell is doing.

The nucleus controls the whole cell! The nucleus is like the government because it sends out information to the whole cell which helps govern its actions.

Nuclear MembraneThe nuclear membrane is

like the White House in the USA.

Just like the President is kept safe in the White House, the nucleus is kept safe by the nuclear membrane that surrounds it.

The nuclear membrane protects the nucleus and only lets certain things in and out of the nucleus.

The Nuclear membrane protects, surrounds, and allows materials to go in an out. The nuclear membrane is like the White House because it protects the nucleus.

Nucleolus

The nucleolus is like the President of a country. Just like how the President leads the country, the nucleolus sends out commands and helps control the whole cell!

The nucleolus makes ribosomes. The nucleolus is like the president because it controls the whole cell and sends out commands.

ChromosomesChromosomes are

like the laws of the country. These laws provide information that help guide the cell. These laws are passed down from generation to generation.

The chromosomes pass down information. The chromosomes are like laws of the country because they tell the cell what to do and are passed down from one generation to the next.