A Cell is like a Factory How can

A Cell is like a Factory

How can a cell be like a factory? ? ? • In a factory, you have many different tasks being completed in the same building. – Ex. The building supports/shelters the workers, workers build goods, maintenance crews clean up messes, shipping department gets goods ready to leave the factory and so on…. • A cell can be thought of as a "factory, " with different departments each performing specialized tasks.

The Cell wall is like a…. . • a security Gate – A security gate protects the factory and helps keep it safe. – A cell wall does the same thing for a plant cell!

The cell membrane is like… • Front doors – The doors of a factory regulates what enters and leaves the building – A cell membrane does the same thing for plant and animal cells!

The Nucleus is like…. . • THE BIG BOSS!! (CEO) The boss controls all of the activity inside the cell • The nucleus does the same thing for plant and animal cells

Cytoplasm is like………. • The factory floor. The floor of the factory has all the workers, machines, equipment on it • Cytoplasm holds all of the organelles (cell parts) in the plant and animal cells

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is like……. • An assembly line…. (where the workers do their work) Items move along a conveyer belt to different parts of the plant • ER moves items to different parts of the cell in the same way!

Ribosomes are like…. • Workers on the assembly line…they are responsible for building the goods in a factory • Ribosomes assemble (build) proteins

Vacuoles are like…. . • Break rooms- In a break room you have storage for food items and places to get rid of trash • Vacuoles hold wastes and stores water in plant and animal cells. – Which cell has 1 large vacuole?

Lysosomes are like…. . • Maintenance/janitor crews……in a factory these guys break down, clean up, and repair items in and around the factory • Lysosmes do the same thing in the cell

Mitochondria and Chloroplasts are like…. . • Power Stations……the power station supplies energy to the factory • Mitochondria (animal cells) and Chloroplasts (plant cells) do this for a cell!

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