Kitchen & Plant Cell Analogy

Kitchen Analogy Function Cell Part

Island in the middle of the kitchen The nucleus is like the island in the middle of the kitchen. That is Nucleus
where the chef spends most of his/her.

Other walls in a house The cell walls are like the other walls in the house that act as a Cell Wall
support for the kitchen.

Windows in the kitchen The windows that let light into the kitchen are like chloroplast. Chloroplast
They also hold heat when the glass gets really hot.

Plastic Wrap and tin foil The Golgi bodies are things like plastic wrap and tin foil that cover Golgi Body
foods for sending and preserving.

Cabinets and Cupboards The cabinets and cupboards are like vacuoles because things like Vacuoles
water or prepared are stored.

Electricity Box The electric box that provides electricity for all the appliances in Mitochondria
the kitchen, is like a mitochondria provides energy for the cell.

Wall of the kitchen The walls of the kitchen are like the cell membrane, because they Cell Membrane
separate that room from all the others in the house.

Chefs The chefs are like the ribosomes because they actually make the Ribosomes
food, with the help of things like stoves and toasters.

Floors or Walkways The floors or walkways of the kitchen are like the endoplasmic Endoplasmic Reticulum
reticulum, because people have to walk on them to get around
the kitchen.

Garbage Cans & Garbage Disposal Lysosomes are like garbage cans or garbage disposals because Lysosomes
materials are put and broken down in them.