CELL ANALOGY

The Nucleus is like the "booth"

• The nucleus controls what goes on in the cell
• The "booth controls light and sound during a show

the nuclear envelope is like the doors to the booth

• Nuclear envelope allows material to move in and out of nucleus
• Booth doors allow different directors in and out for shows

THE CELL WALL IS LIKE THE VENUE

• The cell wall gives structure and an outer layer
• The venue is the outer walls to the concert

The plasma membrane is like security

• The membrane surrounds the cell and is selective
• Security surrounds the concert and is selective

The cytoplasm are like fans

• Cytoplasm are outside the nucleus but keep the cell alive
• Fans keep the concert going outside of the "booth"

the ribosome is like the band

• Consists of RNA & protein
• Found throughout cytoplasm in a cell
• Protein synthesis-More fans are made
• Bands have band members(RNA&protein)
• Different fans for each band (cytoplasm)

THE CYTOSKELETON is like the manager

• Cytoskeleton controls shape, internal organization, and movement
• The manager keeps the band organized and controls where they tour

The vacuole is like the merch table

• vacuole stores water, salts, proteins, carbs
• the merch table stores t-shirts, keychains, etc.

The vesicle is like the merch guy

• Vesicles moves materials between organelles
• Also moves materials outside of cell
• Merch guy moves band supplies and sells them
• Happens inside and outside of concert

the chloroplast is like concert food

• Chloroplast captures energy from sun
• Makes useful chemical energy
• Concert food gives people energy to keep concert pumped