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

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

Lysosome = Dexter

• 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

Vacuole = Refrigerator

• 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

Chloroplast = Jimmy John’s Delivery Guy

• 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

Ribosomes = Katie, Roommate

• 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

The End

Special thanks to all those who made this PowerPoint possible:

Ribsomes……..….Katherine Beatty

Golgi Body………….Ann Nickelson

Lysosome………….Dexter the kitty