Cell Organelles and Functions: Factory Analogy

Flashcards about cell organelles and their functions, using a factory analogy.

Nucleus

CEO office: Contains the plan (DNA) for the factory and makes choices.

Nucleolus

Hiring department: Hires workers (ribosomes) to build products.

Ribosomes

Factory workers: Produce the product (proteins).

Rough ER

Assembly line: Builds the products with workers. (Ribosomes are attached to the ER)

Smooth ER

Clean-up crew: Cleans up (detoxifies).

Golgi Apparatus

Shipping and Packaging: Packages and labels products (proteins).

Vesicles

Delivery trucks: Move products out of the factory. (Transport materials around the cell)

Mitochondria

Power supply: Provides energy (ATP) for the factory to run.

Cytoskeleton

Steel beams: Provide support to the factory.

Plasma membrane

Security: Controls what enters and exits the factory (cell).

Lysosomes

Janitors: Clean up trash and broken items.

Cell wall

Factory walls: Protect the building.

Chloroplasts

Solar panels: Use sunlight to power the factory.

Centrioles

Blueprint: Plan of where everything should go during the factory split.