Question

analogies how cell is like a school

Answer 1

Cell Membrane school reference - walls and doors
*protects the cell
*keeps things in
*lets things out
*both plant and animal

Cell Wall school reference - Police Patrolling Outside
*extra protection for the plant cell
*keeps the plant rigid
*Plant cell only

Cytoplasm school reference - air
*Thick fluid that fills the cell and holds all the organelles
*both plant and animal

Cytoskeleton school reference - support beams
*web of proteins in the cytoplasm that keeps the cell membrane from
collapsing
*both animal and plant cells

Mitochondria school reference - generator, furnace or heater
*'Powerhouse
*breaks down food to make energy for the cell
*both animal and plant cells

Chloroplast school reference - cafeteria
*makes food for the plant cells
*plant cells only

Nucleus school reference - main office; principal's office
*'control center'
*gives instructions and controls cell's activities
*both animal and plant cells

Chromosomes school reference - filing cabinets
*controls DNA, which contains information about the cell
*both animal and plant cells

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum school reference - hallways
*a passageway that sends and delivers proteins throughout the cell
*has ribosomes on it
*both animal and plant cells

Ribosome school reference - construction workers
*makes proteins for the cell
*both animal and plant cells

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum school reference - hallways
*passageway that continues to move proteins throughout the cell
*makes lipids
*breaks down toxic material
*both animal and plant cells

Golgi Apparatus/Complex school reference - mailroom
*packages and transports proteins out of the cell to other cells
*both animal and plant cells

Vacuole school reference - storage room
*stores water, food and protein
*both animal and plant cells

Lysosome school reference - trash can
*gets rid of old, worn-out parts of the cell
*both animal and plant cells
*(mainly in animal cells)

reference: quizlet