Restaurant Cell Analogy

Cytoplasm

The inside of the restaurant is similar to the cytoplasm because the cytoplasm holds all of the fluids, structures, and organelles that lie inside the cell.

The inside of the restaurant holds all of the appliances necessary to make the restaurant run smoothly.

Cell Wall

(Plant Cell only)

The restaurant walls are similar to the cell wall because the cell wall protects and supports the cell and the restaurant walls supports the restaurant from any outside forces.

Lysosomes

(Animal Cell only)

The cleaners are like the lysosomes because the lysosomes get rid of the cell's unwanted substances and digests unneeded, worn-out food particles. The cleaners get rid of the restaurant's unwanted and unneeded waste into the dumpsters.

Nuclear Pores

The kitchen doors are like the nuclear pores because the nuclear pores allow necessary proteins to enter the nucleus from the cytoplasm if the proteins have a special sequence that indicates they belong in the nucleus.

Chromatin

Plasmodesmata

(Plant Cell only)

Central Vacuole

The owner is like the chromatin because chromatin contains DNA, which then provides a blueprint for different types of proteins to form.

The owner has ideas for new, tasty food to keep the restaurant in business.

(Plant Cell only)

The drive thru window is like the plasmodesmata is because the plasmodesmata cuts through the cell wall and enables transport and communication between cells and the drive thru transports materials to cars.

The dumpsters are like the central vacuole because the central vacuole is the dump site for water and wastes in the cell and the dumpsters are the dump site for the restaurant's waste.

Golgi Apparatus

The delivery trucks are like the golgi apparatus because the golgi modifies, sorts, and packages the proteins produced by the ER and exports it and the delivery trucks seperate each pizza into a box and transports it to the designated house.

Nucleus

Nucleolus

The kitchen is similar to the nucleus because the nucleus is the central part, the core, of the cell that directs their growth, metabolism, reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genetic characters.

The kitchen is the core, or central part, of the restaurant and without it, there would be no restaurant.

The owner's recipes are like the nucleolus because the nucleolus contains the genetic coding for RNA and creates ribosomes that will later be needed for protein synthesis.

The owner's recipe ideas contain the ingredients and directions for a successful restaurant.

Vacuole

The pantry is like the vacuoles because the vacuoles provide temporary storage for food, enzymes, and waste products. The pantry hold the stored materials temporarily before they are used.

Mitochondria

The light bulbs of the restaurant is like the mitochondria because the mitochondria extract energy from food molecules and produces ATP and light bulbs use the energy from the solar panels to light up the restaurant.

Cell Membrane

The doors to the restaurant are like the cell membrane because the cell membrane decides what substances go in and out of the cell.

The doors allow customers to go in and out of the restaurant and without them, there would be no way to enter or leave the cell.

Nuclear Envelope

Ribosomes

Smooth ER

The doorman is similar to the nuclear envelope because the nuclear envelope keeps out unwanted molecules and substances and acts as a second layer.

The doorman helps keep out unwanted customers.

The chefs are like the ribosomes because the ribosomes synthesize many proteins in a cell and chefs create pizza (proteins).

The soda machines are like the smooth ER because the smooth ER manufactures lipids and does not contain ribosomes and if the lipids are the soda, then the machine that dispenses the soda is the smooth ER.

Cytoskeleton

The customers are like the cytoskeleton because the cytoskeleton holds the entire cell together and the customers provide the restaurant with money which keeps the restaurant in business.

Restaurant Cell Analogy

Rough ER

The ovens are like the rough ER because the rough ER contains ribosomes and proteins are made here and the ovens are where the pizza (proteins) are made.

Chloroplasts

(Plant Cell only)

Chloroplasts capture the sun's energy and transfers it to molecules then eventually it's made into sugar.

Solar panels capture energy from the sun, which is then used to illuminate light bulbs and power appliances.

Terez Templin

6th period

Biology 2