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CELL ANALOGY PROJECT
IN-CLASS POSTER AND PRESENTATION PROJECT
PRESENTATION DATE: _______________________
Cell City Analogy Storyline
In a far away city called Grant City, the main export and production product is the steel widget.
Everyone in the town has something to do with steel widget making, and the entire town is designed
to build and export widgets. The town hall has the instructions for widget making, widgets come in all
shapes and sizes and any citizen of Grant can get the instructions and begin making their own widgets.
Widgets are generally produced in small shops around the city; these small shops can be built by the
carpenter's union (whose headquarters are in town hall). After the widget is constructed, they are
placed on special carts which can deliver the widget anywhere in the city. In order for a widget to be
exported, the carts take the widget to the postal office, where the widgets are packaged and labeled
for export. Sometimes widgets don't turn out right, and the "rejects" are sent to the scrap yard where
they are broken down for parts or destroyed altogether. The town powers the widget shops and carts
from a hydraulic dam that is in the city. The entire city is enclosed by a large wooden fence, only the
postal trucks (and citizens with proper passports) are allowed inside or outside of the city.
Use the storyline above, match the parts of the city (underlined) with the cell parts.
1. Mitochondria
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2. Ribosomes
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3. Nucleus
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4. Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
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5. Golgi Apparatus (body)
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6. Protein
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7. Cell Membrane
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8. Lysosomes
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9. Nucleolus
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Use the back of this page to create a bridge map for each of the 9 analogies
Activity: With your TEAM, Create your own analogy of the cell using a different model.
ANALOGY OF THE ANIMAL or PLANT CELL
Objective: Students will develop an analogy on the cell based on an idea, club, team, group, etc. that they are
familiar with. Students will design a poster using their analogy as it relates to the structure and function of an
animal cell.
**THE POSTER MUST FEATURE 8-10 ORGANELLES APPROPRIATE FOR THE CELL TYPE CHOSEN.”
DIRECTIONS:
1. Students will work in teams of two OR three.
2. Students will select their analogy.
3. Each team member will complete the structure and function activity sheet.
4. Each team will then work to develop the analogies for each cell part by completing the chart.
5. The team will design and create their analogy posters.
Poster Requirements
1. Include a COLOR picture/diagram of your analogy (should be hand-drawn) –
2. Include a HAND-DRAWN picture of the organelle next to the analogy. Be CREATIVE!
3. Briefly describe the function of your analogy and how it relates to the function of a specific organelle in
the animal cell. The analogy should be explained in DETAIL next to the picture (2 – 4 sentences- see example below)
4. Each organelle can only be used once and all organelles from your planning chart must be used.
Example 1: “The lysosomes are like the garbage cans in an amusement park because the lysosomes get rid of
waste in the cell, and the garbage cans are the places where waste is deposited in an amusement park.”
Example 2: Factory/U.S. Open
OVER FOR PROJECT EXAMPLES
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CELL – Activity Sheet (25%)
DIRECTIONS: Use the text CHAPTER 3. You may use diagrams or pictures to supplement your answers,
but a diagram or picture alone without appropriate discussion is inadequate.
PART 1 - MUST BE COMPLETED ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER BY EACH TEAM MEMBER
**NUMBER EVERY QUESTION – ATTACH PAPERS TOGETHER**
PART 1: COMPLETION (8 points)
1. Describe the structure, composition, and function of the cell membrane.
2. Describe three differences between plant and animal cells.
3. List the three ideas of the cell theory? Pages 60 – 61
4. Describe two differences between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells. Pages 64-66
5. What are the major roles of the nucleus, and what parts of the nucleus carry out these roles?
6. Explain how the nucleolus, ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus function together in
protein synthesis.
PART 2: FILL IN THE BLANK (17 points)
7. There are many kinds of ____________in cell membranes; they help to move material into and out of the cell.
8. Means "Water fearing"_________________________.
9. The nucleus is surrounded by a double layer membrane called the ___________________________.
10. During cell division, ___________ strands coil and condense into thick structures called ___________________.
11. The site where ribosomes are synthesized (made): __________________________.
12. Each chloroplast encloses a system of flattened, membranous sacs called _______________________.
13. Type of ER that has ribosomes attached to it: _________________________.
14. Maintains the three-dimensional structure of animal cells: _______________________________.
15. Small holes in the nuclear envelope: _______________.
16. The organelle that organizes the synthesis of proteins: ____________________________.
17. Long whip-like structures used for movement: _____________________________.
18. The one major component of the cytoskeleton are: _________________________________.
19. Organelle in plants that stores starch or fats ______________________________.
20. Protein skeleton that maintains the shape of the nucleus ___________________________.
21. Most nuclei also contain a small spherical area called the __________________________.
22. Organelle that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into sugars: ___________________________.
(found only in plant cells)
23.
______________________________ assist in the movement of chromosomes during cell division.
24. Organisms whose cells always contain a nucleus or nuclei are called _____________________________.
25. ___________________________ are small structures that carry out specific functions in the cell. Page 63
26. The space between the cell membrane and the nucleus is the: ______________________________.
27. Organisms whose cells never contain a nucleus are called _______________________________.
28. Cell membranes consist of two phospholipid layers called a _____________________________.
29. The gelatin-like aqueous fluid that organelles are bathed in: ____________________________.
30. The site of processing and packaging substances produced by the cell: ____________________________.
31. Means "Water Loving" __________________________. Page 69
32. Means “water fearing” ____________________________. Page 69
33. Cells are limited in size by the ratio between their surface area and their _______________________. Page 62
34. Short hair-like projections found on cells, often numerous: _____________________.
35. Site of digestion in cells, rare in plant cells: __________________________.
36. Organelle involved in the synthesis of steroids in glands and the breakdown of toxic waste: _______________.
Pg. 71
37. The _______________________ is the control center of the cell.
38. Inside the nuclear envelope the DNA in the form of fine strands is called ____________________________.
39. Not all substances can cross a cell membrane, for this reason, a cell membrane is said to be______________.
40. Organelle that provides structure and support in plant cells: ____________________________.