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Cell Analogy Worksheet
Analogy- drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "A CPU is to a computer
as a brain is to the human body.”
Part One: Building AnalogiesYou will create an analogy showing the similarities between a plant or animal
cell and something else. Your options include:
A City/Town
A School
A Sports Team
The Mall
1. Which type of cell would you like to use – a plant cell or an animal cell?
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Why would a prokaryotic cell be difficult to use to make an analogy?
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2. Which analogous construct will you choose – the city, school, sports team, or mall?
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3. Complete the chart “Cell Analogy” to show how your analogy would work.
a. Fill out the titles of the chart with your type of cell and analogous structure.
b. Pick 8 organelles found in your type of cell. (Two have been selected for you.)
c. Explain very clearly their specific job in your type of cell
d. Next, think about a part/person in the “analogous construct” you chose in #2 that performs the same
function/role as that organelle. Write the part/person who performs the same job in the column labeled
Analogous Part/Person.
e. Finally, write an explanation for HOW that part/person performs the same function/role/job in the Reason
column. This explanation is VERY important. Show clearly that you have chosen that part/person for a
reason (and explain that reason in a clear, readable way)!
Organelle
Cell Analogy Chart
Function in _______ Analogous Part in a
Cell
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Controls the cell’s
activities
Mitochondria
Produces proteins
that have many
functions in cells
Reason