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Cell Analogy Project
Name:______________________
Now that you have learned about the organelles in a cell, you need to think of an analogy, comparing the cell
and it’s organelles to something of your choice, as I did below, comparing a cell to a factory. There is an
example of comparing a cell to an ant colony on the wall, you may look at that example but you cannot use it.
This project should be on paper LARGER than notebook paper, and should be in full color. The following
criteria will be graded:
/5pts Make sure you include a labeled picture of what you are comparing your cell to (even though my picture
is not labeled. This is NOT a picture of a cell, but of a soccer field or Pizza hut, or a car etc.)
/5pts Make sure you list and compare each of the 10 organelles to something in your picture
/5pts Make sure you include a key that tells which organelle compares to which part of your analogy.
/10pts Make sure you include a typed/word processes chart with the function of each part of your analogy,
and why it is like the organelle.
Please choose ONE type of cell (plant or animal), and check off each organelle as you add it in your chart:
Plant Cell
Animal Cell
 Nucleus
Mitochondrion
 Nucleus
Mitochondrion
 Cell wall
cell membrane
 flagella
cell membrane
 Chloroplast
ribosomes
 lysosome
ribosomes
 Golgi body
Endoplasmic reticulum
 Golgi body
Endoplasmic reticulum
 vacuole
lysosome
 Contractile vacuole cytoskeleton
Please attach this checklist to your analogy
Due ___________________________
I have included a chart as an example
The Cell as a Factory:
Factory Part
Function
Organelle
Central Office
Manages activities, initiates production, controls activities of
factory
Nucleus
Assembly Line
Assembles raw materials to manufacture items
Ribosome
Packaging & Shipping
Packs products for distribution
Golgi Bodies
Conveyer Belt
Moves product within the factory
Endoplasmic reticulum
Generator
Produces energy for the factory
Mitochondrion
Storage area
Stores materials for later use
Vacuole
Collection center
Breaks down and recycles used parts
Lysosome
Door
Allows for things to enter and leave the factory
Cell membrane
Bricks and Steel
Construction materials that keep the factory from collapsing
cytoskeleton
Trucks/ 18 Wheelers
Move the factory when it needs to relocate
centrioles
Due to Murphy’s Law, (and in order to avert technical difficulties, computer glitches, time warps, black holes, gremlins, natural and unnatural
disasters) please do not wait until the last minute to complete or print your project. Late projects are assessed 10% per day.