My System that I’m comparing a cell to is:
Because a ______________________(your system) functions like a cell in general by:
Cell Part (Organelle)
ACTUAL function of
the cell part
What I’m Comparing it
to (in the big picture)
How the analogy
works!
(How does the thing you’re
comparing it to in your big
picture relate to the actual
function of the cell part?)
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Nuclear Envelope
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Cell Part (Organelle)
ACTUAL function of the cell
part
What I’m Comparing it to (in
the big picture)
How the analogy works!
(How does the thing you’re
comparing it to in your big
picture relate to the actual
function of the cell part?)
DNA
(forms of DNA called
Chromosomes &
Chromatin)
Nucleolus
Ribosomes
Golgi apparatus
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Cell Part (Organelle)
ACTUAL function of the cell
part
What I’m Comparing it to (in
the big picture)
How the analogy works!
(How does the thing you’re
comparing it to in your big
picture relate to the actual
function of the cell part?)
Rough Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Smooth Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Cytoplasm
Cytoskeleton
(microfilaments &
microtubules)
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Cell Part (Organelle)
ACTUAL function of the cell
part
What I’m Comparing it to (in
the big picture)
How the analogy works!
(How does the thing you’re
comparing it to in your big
picture relate to the actual
function of the cell part?)
Cell membrane
Central Vacuole
(Plant cells Only!)
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Or
Vacuole
Cell Wall
(Plant Cells Only!)
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Or
Lysosome
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(Animal Cells Only!)
Centriole
(Animal Cells Only!)
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Or
Chloroplast
(Plant cell only!)
**REMEMBER: the major product that cells make is PROTEIN—so whatever system you choose, you need to have a
major product or something that comes out of that system (it doesn’t literally have to be a tangible/concrete object)
YOU WANT TO BE AS ABSTRACT AS POSSIBLE!
“If we say you are being Concrete it means you are being too LITERAL”
SOME EXAMPLES:
LITERAL EXAMPLE:
System: A Factory
--Factories work together to make products that get packaged and sold in the world market.
Sample Organelle:
ABSTRACT EXAMPLES:
Nucleus= center of the football field because that’s where all the action takes place
System: A family
--Families work together to foster a loving and caring atmosphere for all it’s members
System: Any sports team
--Sports teams work together to win games/events/matches
Sample Organelle:
Nucleus= coach of the team because they direct all the activities of the team to get to a win.
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