Download Cell Analogy Worksheet

Cell Analogy Project
Instructions
Cells, the basic units of life, are often compared to a pizza parlor, a factory, or even an entire city. In this project,
you will need to make analogies to compare the function of the plant or animal cell to the part and functions of an
entire city or other entity. To accomplish this, you must complete the following tasks:
Task 1: Create analogies between plant/animal cell parts and a city’s (or any analogy’s) parts by completing
the Cell Analogy worksheet. (attach to final poster)
A must: When making the analogies between your cell and your city (or other analogy), the functions of
the city part and cell part must match, not the appearance!
Task 2: Draw a detailed model of your cell city or analogy. This drawing must be neat and creative, colorful.
Use a ruler for your straight edges! You must label both the part in the cell city (cell analogy) and the cell part
that’s represented
Task 3: Complete your Cell Analogies Project with all organelles listed with their analogy.
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d.
Cell drawing 10 points
Cell Structures Labeled 10 points
Analogy Pictures 10 points
Written Analogies 15 points
Cell Analogy Worksheet
Cell Part
Cell Wall
Cell Membrane
Ribosome
Rough
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Smooth
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Golgi Apparatus
Function of Cell Part
Part in City
Explain the analogy between the cell part
and city
Nucleus
DNA
Nucleolus
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Vacuole
Cytoplasm