Name_______________________Period_____
Cell Analogy Poster
Create an analogy for how the cell functions. In class we have been comparing the functions of the organelles in a cell to the
functions of people and buildings in a city. Your job is to create an analogy of your own. You may not use a city. Some possible
ideas could be things at a football, soccer or baseball game; a grocery store, Mall, School, family or any other original idea. You
must complete the chart below for your analogy and draw, label and color a poster showing the different parts of your
functioning cell analogy. In addition to your poster to earn the full 100 points you must also complete the two worksheets
attached. You can find the answers in your notes. Also do not forget that all lectures are available on the class website
http://www.laicharter.org/apps/classes/show_class.jsp?classREC_ID=489782 . Be sure to visit the website.
Organelle Analogy Worksheet
Organelle
Example :Nucleus
ribosome
Golgi apparatus
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
lysosome
analogy object
Mayor of city hall
job comparison
Mayor controls all activity in the city and the nucleus
controls all activity in the cell.
DNA
cell membrane
cytoplasm
nuclear membrane
mitochondria
proteins
RNA
vacuole
cytoskeleton
chloroplast
cell wall
nucleus