Name: ___________________________
Cell Analogies Worksheet
Analogy (Webster’s): “A comparison between two things which are similar in some respects, but otherwise different. An explaining of
something by comparing it point by point with something else.”
Instructions:
Fill in the spaces below for each cell part in order to create a one-sentence analogy that shows the similarity between the cell part and the object you
selected to represent the cell part in cell city. Be sure to explain the reasoning behind your analogies (see the underlined section of the example).
Example Analogy: “The nucleus is like a brain because it controls and coordinates the activities of the whole cell in the same way the brain
controls and coordinates the activities of the body.”
Cell City
ORGANELLES FOUND IN ALL EUKARYOTIC CELLS
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 mitochondrion is like _________________________ because it ______________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
5. The Golgi apparatus is like _________________________ because it _____________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
6. The lysosome is like _________________________ because it ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
7. The ribosome is like _________________________ because it ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
8. The endoplasmic reticulum is like _________________________ because it ______________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
9. The vesicle (vacuole) is like _________________________ because it ___________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
ORGANELLES FOUND IN PLANT CELLS BUT NOT ANIMAL CELLS
10. The cell wall is like _________________________ because it ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
11. The chloroplast is like _________________________ because it ________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
12. Does “Cell City” represent a plant cell or an animal cell? Explain your answer.
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1. builds new structures ; Ribosome
2. carries materials from place to place; ER
3. produces power; mitochondria
4. produces food; chloroplasts
5. disposes of waste; lysosome
6. controls the rest of Cell City; nucleus
7. stores foods and water; vacuole/ vesicle
8. controls what enters and leaves Cell City (cell membrane or cell wall)
2. (1) ribosome; (2) endoplasmic reticulum;
(3) mitochondrion; (4) chloroplast; (5) lysosome;
(6) nucleus; (7) vacuole; (8) cell wall or cell membrane
3. Cell City represents a plant cell because it contains
a chloroplast.