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Cell Analogy Project
Your task is to create a poster that demonstrates a well-thought out analogy of the structure and
functions of a eukaryotic animal cell. You will draw the cell as a place or item, such as a school
building (you may not use a school building as yours…it is MY example.)
Your poster would have a basic floor plan of the inside of a school. You would label various parts of
your school as a specific cell organelle and explain why (analogy). For example, I might say that the
storage closets in the school are vacuoles because they are a place for storage of waste or extra
materials (which is the function of a vacuole in the cell.) Or, I might say that the administrative
office is the nucleus, because that is where the instructions for carrying out school functions are
stored (like DNA is in charge of cellular function.) Again, you may not use this example.
For each organelle listed below, you need to label it on the diagram. You must also give a written
explanation for each organelle (near the organelle) on the poster. This needs to be neat, creative,
well explained, and in color. See the rubric below.
Points
Earned
Included
Points
Possible
Organelle
Analogy
points
possible
2
Cell Membrane
2
2
Lysosomes
2
2
Nucleus
2
2
Mitochondria
2
2
Cytoplasm
2
2
Ribosomes
2
2
Small Vacuole
2
Points
earned
Points for creativity, neatness, color, effort:__________/12 possible
Total points:____________ /40 points possible
Cell Analogy Project- graph organizer/rough draft
A. Graphic Organizer
My Cell analogy is (place or item)_____Factory_________________.
Organelle
Function in Cell
Analogous to
which part
Door
Explanation of
Analogy
Allows things to
enter and leave the
factory
Cell
Membrane
Allows for things to
enter and exit the cell
Lysosome
Helps remove debris
from the cell…cleans
Collection
Center
Breaks down and
recycles used parts
Nucleus
Controls the cells
activities
Central office
Manages activities,
initiates production,
controls activities
of factory
Mitochondria
Produces energy
Generator
Produces energy for
the factory
Cytoplasm
The material of the
Bricks and
cell….all other parts in steel
in this
Construction
materials that keep
the factory from
collapsing
Ribosome
Make proteins
Assembles raw
materials to
manufacture
items
Assembly line
Vacuoles
Storage
Storage area
Stores materials for
later use
B. Rough Draft