Cell Analogy Check For Understanding

Which organelle is like the CEO of the cell? (The CEO controls the parts of a factory/business)

• Plasma membrane

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like the shipping/receiving department? (Shipping/receiving dept is in charge of determining what comes and goes from the factory)

• Cell membrane

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like the floor of the factory?

• Ribosomes

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Cytoplasm

• Lysosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like the assembly line (where workers do their work)?

• Golgi apparatus

• Lysosomes

• Cytoskeleton

• Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like the workers in the assembly line? (The workers are who build the things being made in the factory)

• cytoplasm

• Golgi apparatus

• Ribosomes

• Lysosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like the finishing/packaging department (this dept prepares product for use or export)?

• Golgi apparatus

• Ribosomes

• Lysosomes

• Cytoskeleton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like the maintenance crew? (They clean up the factory and get rid of all waste in the factory)

• Lysosomes

• Cytoskeleton

• Mitochondria

• Ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like the power plant (provides energy to the rest of the factory)?

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Lysosomes

• Vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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Which organelle is like the solar panels on the factory? (Take solar energy and turn it into power for the factory)

• Chloroplasts

• Cell wall

• Chlorophyll

• Mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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Which organelle is like the storage closet in the factory? (The factories store all items and products in the storage closet)

• Vacuole

• Cytoskeleton

• Cell wall

• Mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2