By:
Austin Vorisek
Sherry Tanious
Kevin Sun
Kimberly Peng
Cell Wall
Chloroplasts Flagella
Cilia
Cell Membrane
Cytoplasm
Lysosomes
Nucleus
Endoplasmic Reticulum
DNA
Vacuoles
Mitochondria
Ribosome
Golgi Bodies
Cell Membrane Analogy
• The cell membrane of a cell is like the walls of
a plane.
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Cell Membrane Explanation
• The cell membrane encloses the organelles just like
the inside of the plane walls enclose the passengers,
seats, etc.
• The cell membrane physically separates the organelle
from the dangerous outside environment, like the
inside of the plane walls physically separates the
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people inside from anything outside.
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Cell Wall Analogy
• The cell wall of a cell is like the outer layer of a
plane.
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Cell Wall Explanation
• The cell wall is rigid and gives the organism definite
shape, like the outer wall of a plane is rigid and gives the
plane it’s shape.
• Cell Walls have holes that allow things in and out, just
like planes have doors and windows that let people and
luggage in and out.
• (only in plant cells)
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Cytoplasm Analogy
• The cytoplasm in a cell is like the air in a
plane.
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Cytoplasm Explanation
• The cytoplasm fills the cell, just like air on a
plane.
• The organelles dwell within the cytoplasm,
just like the passengers, flight attendants,
carts, etc. dwell in the air inside the plane
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Analogy
The endoplasmic reticulum of a cell is like the
carts on a plane.
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Explanation
• The endoplasmic reticulum transports
proteins within the cell, like the way the carts
in a plane transports food.
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Ribosomes Analogy
• The ribosomes of a cell are like the passengers
of a plane.
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Ribosomes Explanation
• The cell needs ribosomes to function, just like
a plane needs passengers to function.
• Also, ribosomes are scattered throughout the
cell, just like passengers are scattered
throughout the plane.
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Golgi Bodies Analogy
• The Golgi Bodies of a cell are like the flight
attendants of a plane.
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Golgi Bodies Explanation
• The golgi bodies of a cell process and package
macromolecules, like flight attendants process
and package airplane food.
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Chloroplasts Analogy
• The chloroplasts in plants cells are like the fuel
an airplane uses.
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Chloroplasts Explanation
• Chloroplasts are used to
perform photosynthesis
in a cell, which gives the
cell energy
• The fuel in an airplane is
burned in order to give
power the airplane and
allow it to move.
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Mitochondria Analogy
• The mitochondria of the cell are like the
engines of the plane.
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Mitochondria Explanation
• Mitochondria are the energy
producing structures inside
cells. They are what lets the
cell function and repair and
maintain itself. They are
known as the powerhouses of
the cell.
• The engines of a plane are
necessary to the plane’s ability
to function. They are what
powers the plane.
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Nucleus Analogy
• The nucleus of the cell is like the cockpit of an
airplane.
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Nucleus Explanation
• The nucleus is like the “control center”
of a cell, just like how all of the controls
for the plane are in the cockpit.
• The nucleus has both
DNA, just like the pilot
of a plane stays in the
cockpit.
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Lysosomes Analogy
• The lysosomes of the cell are like the
bathroom of the airplane.
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Explanation of Lysosomes
• Lysosomes are the disposal systems of a cell,
just like a bathroom is the disposal system of
the airplane.
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DNA Analogy
• The DNA of a cell is like the pilot of plane.
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DNA Explanation
• DNA has all the genetic information in the cell,
like the pilot has all the information about the
destination of the flight and all the knowledge
of how to fly the plane.
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Vacuoles Analogy
• The vacuoles of a cell are like the storage
compartments of the plane.
Storage
Compartment
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Vacuoles Explanation
• The vacuoles store all the nutrition in the cell
like the storage compartments store all the
luggage in the plane.
• (large central vacuoles are only found in plant
cells)
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Flagella Analogy
• The Flagella of a cell is like the wings of an
airplane.
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Flagella Explanation
• The Flagella maneuvers the cell like the wings
maneuvers the airplane.
• The Flagella also extends out of the main body
of the cell, just like the wings of an airplane
extend outside the main body of the plane.
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Cilia Analogy
• The cilia of a cell is like the radar of a plane.
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Cilia Explanation
• The cilia of a cell serves as a sensor system of
the cell’s surroundings, just like the cilia of a
plane senses it’s surroundings.
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