Cell Analogy Worksheet

Cell Analogy Challenge

Cells are like tiny cities or houses with different parts that do specific jobs. In this worksheet, you will match cell parts to their jobs and to things in a city or house that do similar jobs.

1. Which cell part is like the 'brain' or control center of the cell?

2. The cell membrane controls what goes in and out of the cell. What in a house has a similar job?

3. The   are like the power plants of the cell, providing energy.

4. A plant cell has a rigid   that gives it shape and protection, like the outer walls of a building.

5. The   is a jelly-like substance that fills the cell and holds the organelles in place.

Match the cell part to its city analogy.

10. Look at the image of the plant cell below. Which part of the plant cell is like the 'solar panels' of a city, capturing energy from the sun?

11. Imagine an animal cell is like a small house. What part of the house would be similar to the cytoplasm, and why?

12. All cells have a cell wall.

13. The nucleus contains the cell's genetic material.

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

14. Plants use   to make their own food from sunlight.

15. The   are often called the 'powerhouses' of the cell because they produce  .

16. Vacuoles can store water, nutrients, and   products.