Name ____________________
Cell Analogy
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a·nal·o·gy [uh-nal-uh-jee] ‒noun, plural -gies.
Date ______________
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Period _______
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a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based:
an animal cell is like a school because it contains different rooms that have different functions.
Directions:
1. Review the parts and functions of a cell.
2. A cell can be compared to a school. It is your job to make analogies between parts of
a plant cell and parts of a school. An example would be the school office represents
the nucleus. The nucleus controls the activities of the cell and the school office
controls the activities of the school.
3. Work with your partner to fill in the “an animal cell is like a school” analogy below.
An animal cell is like a school because . . .
Cell Organelle
Function / Job
Analogy
Cell Membrane
Protects the cell and lets
things in and out
School Campus
Cytoskeleton
Helps things move
around the cell
Helps students and staff
to move around school.
Nucleus
Control center of the cell
Rules are made and
enforced
Endoplasmic
Reticulum (ER)
Site where chemical
reactions occur
Ribosomes
Golgi Complex
Lysosome
Science Department
Students
Packages materials
transport
Mitochondria
Make things
Sends information to
students, parents, and
staff
Cafeteria
Digest waste
Function / Job
Bathrooms
Makes energy for the
school
My Cell Analogy
Three cell analogy ideas:
The cell is like a _________________ because ______________.
1.
2.
3.
Cell Organelle
Analogy
Similarity
Cell Membrane
is like
because
Cytoskeleton
is like
because
Nucleus
is like
because
Endoplasmic
Reticulum (ER)
is like
because
Ribosomes
is like
because
Golgi Complex
is like
because
Mitochondria
is like
because
Lysosome
is like
because