Understanding the functions of the major cell organelles is essential in Cellular Biology. You may be asking yourself right now "What the heck is a cell organelle?" Think about it. What word does organelle have in it? That's right, "organ". So just like our organs are major parts of our body that allow it to function, cell organelles are basically mini organs inside of a cell that allow it to work.
Now, I understand it can be quite scary to consider that you will have to know the functions of about 10-15 cell organelles, but sometimes using memory techniques like analogies can help you, and that is my goal! For those of you that do not know, an analogy is a comparison between two things that are not alike.
The link that I am providing you here compares a cell to a bike factory. It is a great website because it takes the different jobs in the factory and compares each job to a specific cell organelle. The first link takes you to a brief reading that will introduce you to what goes on in a bike factory and it will compare those parts to the cell organelles. The second link will take you to a blank document that you can fill out as you read. The third link will take you to an answer key so that you can check how well you comprehended the reading.
If you LOVE food, like I do, and you want a hands-on way to learn the different parts of the cell, visit this website and follow the directions to make your own edible cell. YUM!
As another extension exercise, see if you can come up with your OWN analogy for the different cell organelles. I would LOVE for you to post your own analogies as comments on this BLOG post!
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