Cell Analogies Worksheet AC
Name: _________________ Per: ______Date: _____
Analogy (Webster’s): “A comparison between two things which are similar in some respects, but
otherwise different. An explanation 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. 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.”
The cell wall is similar to house walls because the cell wall protects the cells interior from the
outside environment just as house walls protect the house from the environment.
Remember: Your analogies
MAY NOT USE MY EXAMPLES!
need to be accurate, complete, and original.
Y0U
You must select a theme for all your analogies to follow: Circus, cruise ship, kingdom, factory, school,
football team soccer team, LAX team, basket ball team, a computer, movie theater, shopping mall.
My chosen theme is ______________________________________
ORGANELLES FOUND IN ALL EUKARYOTIC CELLS
1. The cell membrane is like _________________________ because it ___________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. The cytoplasm is like _________________________ because it ___________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. The nucleus is like _________________________ because it _____________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. The mitochondria are like _________________________ because it ______________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
5. The ribosome is like _________________________ because it ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
6. The vacuole is like _________________________ because it _____________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
7. The endoplasmic reticulum is like _________________________ because it ______________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
8. The Goli Body is like _________________________ because it ________________________________
_____________________________________________________in the same way ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
9. The lysosome 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 ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.