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The Cell is a Mall-Analogy
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The Cell is Like a Mall
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Ribosomes
The nucleus in the cell is like the manager in a mall because both control their location and store the information needed to make it run.
The Nucleus
Nucleus Manager
The cell membrane acts like the security guards in a mall, they both regulate who/what enters and leaves.
Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Cytoskeleton
Security Guards Cell Membrane
Cell wall
Cell Wall
The walls of the mall and the cell wall both offer structural support and protection to what is inside.
Walls of the mall
Cytoskeleton
Structure of a building
The beams and rods that make up the structure of the building, act like the proteins which make up the cytoskeleton and they both help to provide support to the building or cell respectively.
Cytoskeleton
Lysosomes in the cell and janitors in the mall both clean up unneeded/unwanted things
Lysosomes
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Janitor Lysosome
Mitochondria
Mitochondria Food Court
The food court in a mall provides food to people, which gives them energy, similarly, the mitochondria produce ATP and give energy to every part of the cell.
Chloroplast
Chloroplasts and lightbulbs both use an energy to produce something, chloroplasts use the energy from the sun to produce sugars for the cell, and lightbulbs use electricity to produce light.
Chloroplast
Lightbulb
Ribosomes make proteins, that every part of the cell uses, this is similar to the workers in stores who make sales/money which then the whole mall uses to continue operating.
Ribosome Worker
Rough E.R
Just like how the Rough E.R is filled with ribosomes and helps synthesize proteins, the individual stores in a mall contain workers, which symbolize ribosomes, and they help with making money, the protein for the mall.
Rough E.R
Individual Stores
The Smooth E.R is responsible for producing lipids and performing detoxification. In a mall, the smooth E.R would be represented by the utilities because they produce fresh air and water, while also removing the harmful air and sewage.
Smooth E.R
Smooth E.R Utilities
Vacuole Storage Closet
Vacuole
Vesicle
Golgi Apparatus
In a mall, the storage closet stores items which the people or staff will need. The storage closet in a mall represents a vacuole in a cell, which stores nutrients, water, and other essential items for the cell.
Both vesicles and shopping carts help with the transportation of materials from one place to another.
Shopping Cart
Vesicle
Vesicle
Cashier/Checkout Golgi Apparatus
Golgi Apparatus
The Golgi Apparatus modifies and packages proteins, then sends them to other parts of the cell. In a mall, the Golgi apparatus would be represented as the cashier who checks that the item you're purchasing is fine, if it isn't he/she modifies it and then packs it in a bag for you to take home.
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