Recognizing the Animal Cell Flashcards
What is like a security guard…
The cell membrane is like a security guard, because the cell membrane controls what goes in and out of a cell like a security guard controls who goes in and out of the gate.
What is like the jelly inside a donut…
The cytoplasm contains nutrients and salts, as well as water. It is a thick gel-like substance that also holds all the organelles inside the cell.
What is like the brain of a human…
The nucleus is like the brain of a human because the brain controls the actions of the body like the nucleus controls the cell.
What is like a flash drive…
A chromosome stores information. A chromosome is like a flash drive because they store information.
What is like a factory…
An analogy for ribosomes is a factory. Ribosomes are like a factory because they produce protein for the cell.
What is like a water storage tower…
An analogy for a vacuole is that a vacuole is like a water storage tower. A vacuole stores water for the plant cell.
What is like a UPS truck…
The Golgi Apparatus is like a UPS truck because the golgi apparatus packages and ships proteins where they are needed like a UPS truck packages and ships items where they are needed.
What are like the wheels and axis on a car…
The vesicles are like the wheels and axis on a car because they both are used to transport objects to their destination if needed multiple times.
What is like a secretary…
A centriole is like a secretary because they organize things.
What are like trash cans…
Lysosomes are like trash cans because lysosomes get rid of unwanted things inside the cell.
