Cell Organelle Analogies

This organelle controls the cell’s main activities like the boss of a factory.

• nucleus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Cell wall

• Ribosome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like the broth in your soup?

• Cell wall

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Golgi Aparatus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like the conveyer belt of the cell?

• Ribosome

• Mitochondria

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which organelle is like the battery for the cell?

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which organelle is like a solar panel for plant cells?

• Chloroplast
• Mitochondria
• Ribosome
• Nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which organelle is like a protective wall for the cell?

• Cell Membrane

• Nucleus

• Cell wall

• Mitochondria

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

• Golgi body

• Cell wall

• Cell membrane

• Vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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

• Lysosome

• Vacuole

• Nucleus

• Cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This organelle receives and repackages proteins to be sent out in vesicles (analogy: post office or shipping and receiving department)

• Golgi Body

• Smooth ER

• Nucleolus

• Ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?

• Vacuole

• Ribosome

• Mitochondria

• Golgi apparatus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2