Cell Analogy Worksheet
Explore the parts of a cell by comparing them to parts of a city or house in this Grade 3 science worksheet.
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Cell Analogy Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Think about how the parts of a cell are like parts of a city or house.
Look at the diagram of an animal cell below. We will compare its parts to a city!
Match each cell part with the city part that has a similar job.
1. Nucleus
a. Power Plant
2. Cell Membrane
b. City Hall/Brain
3. Mitochondria
c. City Wall/Gate
4. Cytoplasm
d. Air/Space in the City
Complete the sentences using the word bank.
1. The cell controls what goes in and out of the cell, like a city gate.
2. The is like the brain of the cell, telling everything what to do.
3. Mitochondria are like the plants of the cell, making energy.
4. The jelly-like substance that fills the cell is called .
1. If a cell were a house, what part of the house would be like the cell membrane? Why?
2. What part of a cell makes energy for the cell to work? What would this be in a city analogy?
Decide if each statement is True or False.
1. The nucleus is like the garbage disposal of a city.
True
False
2. The cell membrane protects the cell, just like a fence protects a yard.
True
False