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A Cell is like a Factory
How can a cell be like a factory???
•  In a factory, you have many different tasks
being completed in the same building.
–  Ex. The building supports/shelters the
workers, workers build goods, maintenance
crews clean up messes, shipping department
gets goods ready to leave the factory and so
on….
•  A cell can be thought of as a "factory," with
different departments each performing
specialized tasks.
The Cell wall is like a…..
•  a security Gate
–  A security gate protects the factory and helps
keep it safe.
–  A cell wall does the same thing for a plant cell!
The cell membrane is like…
•  Front doors
–  The doors of a factory regulates what enters
and leaves the building
–  A cell membrane does the same thing for
plant and animal cells!
The Nucleus is like…..
•  THE BIG BOSS!! (CEO) The boss
controls all of the activity inside the cell
•  The nucleus does the same thing for plant
and animal cells
Cytoplasm is like……….
•  The factory floor. The floor of the factory
has all the workers, machines, equipment
on it
•  Cytoplasm holds all of the organelles (cell
parts) in the plant and animal cells
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is
like…….
•  An assembly line….(where the workers do
their work) Items move along a conveyer
belt to different parts of the plant
•  ER moves items to different parts of the
cell in the same way!
Ribosomes are like….
•  Workers on the assembly line…they are
responsible for building the goods in a
factory
•  Ribosomes assemble (build) proteins
Vacuoles are like…..
•  Break rooms- In a break room you have
storage for food items and places to get rid
of trash
•  Vacuoles hold wastes and stores water in
plant and animal cells.
–  Which cell has 1 large vacuole?
Lysosomes are like…..
•  Maintenance/janitor crews……in a factory
these guys break down, clean up, and
repair items in and around the factory
•  Lysosmes do the same thing in the cell
Mitochondria and Chloroplasts are
like…..
•  Power Stations……the power station
supplies energy to the factory
•  Mitochondria (animal cells) and
Chloroplasts (plant cells) do this for a cell!
Your assignment
•  On the hand-out….choose ONE (plant or
animal cell) to draw, label, color.
•  Make sure each of the organelles listed
are pictured and labeled in your drawing.
•  Make each organelle be drawn as the part
of the factory it represents
•  MUST BE COLORED to be considered
complete
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