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Cell Analogies Collage
“It takes three million cells to cover the head of a pin, but only one cell collage to cover a large
part of your Biology grade!”
1. Select a plant or animal cell as the subject for your collage. Be certain to include the following
structures:
Cell Wall
Cytoplasm
Chloroplast
Chromatin
Nucleus
Nucleolus
Rough ER
Cell Membrane
Cilia/Flagella
Golgi Apparatus
Lysosome
Ribosome
Vacuole
Smooth ER
Mitochondria
Nuclear Envelope
(**Please note: you are ultimately responsible for all parts of the cell; if you choose to do
an animal cell, you will include plant cell parts on the back or to the side, separate from
the overall collage, and vice versa for a plant cell..)
2. Correctly identify your cell as a plant or animal cell. Include your justification on the back of
your poster before turning it in.
3. Review the function and structure of each item on the list above.
4. Select a theme for the analogies you will be creating. (Examples: Objects in a House, Animals
in a Zoo, human body) Then, using clip art, magazines, newspapers, or high quality drawings,
find everyday objects related to your analogy that have a similar function or structure as the
parts of your cells.
5. Type an analogy to show the similarity between your cell part and the everyday object. Be sure
to explain the reasoning behind your analogies in your typed descriptions. (Example: The
nucleus is like a brain because it controls and coordinates the activities of the entire cell;
in the same way the brain controls and coordinates activities of the body.) You will include
your analogy with your pictures in the collage.
6. Color your cell drawing and paste in the middle of your collage poster board.
7. Paste the everyday objects at the edges of the paper. Label the pictures with your typed
analogies and make a pointer to the correct structure in your cell drawing.
8. You will be graded on the quality/strength of your analogies and their explanations, creativity,
neatness, and completeness of your project.
1. The cell membrane is like _________________________ because it ______________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. The nucleus is like _________________________ because it _____________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. The nuclear envelope/membrane is like _________________________ because it _________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. The chromatin is like _____________________________ because it ______________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
5. The nucleolus is like _________________________ because it ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
6. The ribosome is like _________________________ because it ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
7. The rough endoplasmic reticulum is like _______________________ because it ___________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
8. The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is like _______________________ because it
_______________________________________________________________________in the same way
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
9. The mitochondrion is like _________________________ because it ______________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
10. The Golgi apparatus is like _________________________ because it ____________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
11. The lysosome is like _________________________ because it __________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
12. The cilia/flagella are like _________________________ because it _____________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
13. The cell wall is like _________________________ because it ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
14. The chloroplast is like _________________________ because it ________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
15. The vacuole is like _________________________ because it ____________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
16. The cytoplasm is like _________________________ because it _________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.