Justin Tyler Crowe A cell is like a truck Nucleus is like a vehicle computer Because the computer controls everything Cell membrane is like a fuel filter because it catches trash in the fuel an lets clean go Cell wall is like a car frame because the frame supports the whole car Endoplasmic reticulum is like a fuel line because it carries the gas to the motor Golgi apparatus is like a fuel pump because the fuel pump pumps gas from the tank through the gas lines Mitochondrion is like a engine because the engine is what produces all the power Vacuole is like a gas tank because the tank stores the gas until it needs to use it Ribosome is like a piston because this is were the fuel burns Compare/contrast plant and animal cells The plant cell has a cell wall for structure and support this is located on the out side of the cell The animal cell has a cytoskeleton for structure and support an its located inside of the nucleus