Eukaryotic (Plant) Cell vs. Apartment Sample: Cell Analogy Project

Typical Plant Cell vs. My Apartment

Cell Wall = Walls of Apartment Thick and rigid structure Surrounds cell Provides support Provides protection Maintains shape Bonds with other “cell walls” In plants: composed of cellulose fiber

Thick and rigid structure

Surrounds cell

Provides support

Provides protection

Maintains shape

Bonds with other “cell walls”

In plants: composed of cellulose fiber

Plasma Membrane = Front Door Inside “cell wall” Support and Protection Barrier between “cell” and its environment Controls what goes in and comes out In plants: thin layer of protein and fat

Inside “cell wall”

Support and Protection

Barrier between “cell” and its environment

Controls what goes in and comes out

In plants: thin layer of protein and fat

Lysosome = Dexter Attack intruders Break down food particles In plants: made up of digestive enzymes Uncommon

Attack intruders

Break down food particles

In plants: made up of digestive enzymes

Uncommon

Nucleus = Laptop Stores important information In plants: spherical body containing many organelles

Stores important information

In plants: spherical body containing many organelles

Vacuole = Refrigerator Filled with food and water Stores nutrients In plants: large, membrane-bound space Typically one per cell, may be more

Filled with food and water

Stores nutrients

In plants: large, membrane-bound space

Typically one per cell, may be more

Amyloplast = Bread Cabinet Stores starches that provide energy Smaller than “vacuole” Found only in starchy plants such as fruits and tubers Gives sugary taste

Stores starches that provide energy

Smaller than “vacuole”

Found only in starchy plants such as fruits and tubers

Gives sugary taste

Chloroplast = Jimmy John’s Delivery Guy Use energy to make food Deliver food to “cell” In plants: contain chlorophyll, giving plants a green color

Use energy to make food

Deliver food to “cell”

In plants: contain chlorophyll, giving plants a green color

Endoplasmic Reticulum = Stairs Provides transportation of materials throughout cell In plants: network of tubes and membranes Smooth & Rough ER

Provides transportation of materials throughout cell

In plants: network of tubes and membranes

Smooth & Rough ER

Ribosomes = Katie, Roommate Small bodies Synthesize proteins In plants: composed to RNA-rich cytoplasmic granules Freely moving or attached to ER

Small bodies

Synthesize proteins

In plants: composed to RNA-rich cytoplasmic granules

Freely moving or attached to ER

Golgi Body = Ann, Roommate Packs proteins and carbohydrates into “vesicles” “ Vesicles” then exported from “cell” In plants: flattened, layered sac-like organelle Resembles stack of pancakes

Packs proteins and carbohydrates into “vesicles”

“ Vesicles” then exported from “cell”

In plants: flattened, layered sac-like organelle

Resembles stack of pancakes

The End Special thanks to all those who made this PowerPoint possible: Ribsomes……..….Katherine Beatty Golgi Body………….Ann Nickelson Lysosome………….Dexter the kitty

Special thanks to all those who made this PowerPoint possible:

Ribsomes……..….Katherine Beatty

Golgi Body………….Ann Nickelson

Lysosome………….Dexter the kitty