We chose this picture because the school floor holds everything in the school such as the students, desks, etc. on it, acting as the cytoplasm.

We chose this picture because it keeps the students inside and allows them to flow in and out while simultaneously protecting them.

We chose this picture because the ribosomes produce proteins, just as the lunch ladies in the cafeteria hand out and produce our food which contains protein.

We chose this picture because the principal directs all activities and things that happen within the school, just as the nucleus directs the activities in the cell.

We chose this picture because the mitochondria supplies energy throughout the cell, just as food gives the students energy.

We chose this picture because the teacher directs the students, just as the nucleolus directs the assembly of proteins in assistance with the nucleus, just as teachers work with the principal.

We chose this picture because the cell wall protects and contains everything within the cell (school).

We chose this picture because the smooth ER stores enzymes that perform specialized tasks, just as the supplies in the storage closet are each designated for their own specific purposes.

We chose this picture because the Deans will kick students out just as the Rough ER sends vesicles out to the Golgi Apparatus.

We chose this picture because the school bus sends students home just as the Golgi Apparatus releases proteins outside of the cell.

We chose this picture because the janitor cleans up messes made just as lysosomes break down cell waste.

We chose this picture because just as the elevator transports students, vesicles store and move materials between cell organelles.

We chose this picture because the vending machine contains and stores water and food just as the central vacuole stores water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates.

We chose this picture because the solar panels on a school take sunlight and convert it into electricity and energy just as the chloroplasts take sunlight and turn it into usable energy.

We chose this picture because flippers allow a swimmer to move quickly thought liquid just as the flagella enables to cells to swim rapidly through liquid.

We chose this picture because the walls and beams of a school allow it to maintain its shape and supports it just as the cytoskeleton supports and maintains the shape of a cell.