Download Cell Analogies Worksheet

Cell Analogies Worksheet
Definition of an Analogy: a comparison between two things which are similar in some respects, but otherwise
different.
Instructions: Fill in the spaces below for each cell part in order to create a one-sentence analogy that shows the
similarity between the cell part and the object you selected to represent the cell part in your collage.
First blank: “analogy object”
Second blank: job of organelle
Third blank: “analogy object and object’s job”
Example Analogy: “The nucleus is like a brain because it controls and coordinates the activities of the whole
cell in the same way the brain controls and coordinates the activities of the body.”
ORGANELLES FOUND IN ALL EUKARYOTIC CELLS
1. The nuclear membrane is like _____________________ because it
__________________________________________________in the same
way _______________________________________________________.
2. The nucleus is like ___________________________________ because it
_________________________________________________ in the same
way __________________________________________________.
3. The nucleolus is like _____________________________ because it
________________________________________________ in the same
way_______________________________________________________.
4. Chromosomes (DNA) are like ____________________ because it
________________________________________________ in the same
way_______________________________________________________.
5. The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is like__________________________
because it ________________________________________________ in
the same way_______________________________________________.
6. The cytoplasm is like__________________________________ because
it ________________________________________________ in the same
way_______________________________________________________.
7. The vacuole is like_______________________________ because it
________________________________________________ in the same
way_______________________________________________________.
8. The cell wall is like ________________________________ because it
________________________________________________ in the same
way_______________________________________________________.
9. The cell (plasma) membrane is like ________________________
because it __________________________________________in the same
way_______________________________________________________.
10.The mitochondria is like _______________________________ because
it ________________________________________________ in the same
way_______________________________________________________.
11.The chloroplast is like__________________________________
because it _________________________________________ in the same
way_______________________________________________________.
12.The lysosome is _____________________________ because it
________________________________________________ in the same
way_______________________________________________________.
13.The rough endoplasmic reticulum is like ________________________
because it ________________________________________________ in
the same way_______________________________________________.
14.The ribosome is like _______________________________ because it
________________________________________________ in the same
way_______________________________________________________.
15.The golgi apparatus is like_____________________________ because
it ________________________________________________ in the same
way_______________________________________________________.