Analogies for Cell Organelles

This organelle controls the cell's main activities; DNA is also found here. (Analogy: cockpit of an airplane)

• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus
• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This organelle surrounds the cell and controls what enters/leaves the cell (Analogy: doors of the school)

• Golgi body
• cell wall
• cell membrane
• vacuole

This organelle is the "powerhouse" of the cell; it breaks down food to release energy (Analogy: power plants or food processing plants of a city)

• vacuole
• mitochondria
• nucleus
• ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This organelle holds materials like water and other products for storage (Analogy: water tower)

• lysosome
• vacuole
• nucleus
• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 

• nucleus
• chloroplast
• mitochondria
• cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?

• cytoplasm
• ribosomes
• vacuole
• lysosomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is a good analogy for a cytoplasm

• Jello
• Door
• Gives organelles an object to float in
• In plant and animal cells

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is a good analogy for a vacuole?

• Jello
• Highway
• Lockers
• Stores food water and waste

A good analogy for a cell wall is...

• a. computer case for a computer.

• b. a body guard in a store.

• c. dishwasher in a house

• d. a door in a building.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2