How is a amusement park ride compared to a plant cell?

Answer 1

The Cell Wall would be like the outside wall of a park. It seperates the fantasy created inside the park from the outside world (reality). The cell wall is what seperates the cell from the it's external environment. It also works as a filtering mechanism, allowing chemicals to pass in and out of the cell. This would be comperable to the gates at an amusement park that you have to pass through to get in.

The Cell membrane is a layer inside the cell wall that is selectivly permeable which would compare to rides in amusement parks that have requirements that you have to meet before you can get on. (are you tall enough to ride? then get in line... too short? maybe next time...)

the cytoplasm would compare to the property that the park is on... the area in between rides (like the path between different themed areas of a park)

Nucleus is the control center of the cell, which would be the park of the park that not many people get to see. where the park officials are, the security teams and such the operations center.

vacuoles of a cell are like the clean-up crews that work to keep the parks clean and debris free. you could also extend this to mean amusement park security who help keep the environment safe.

The mitochondria would compare to the power source of the park.

ER would be like a transportation system for people and essential items within the park (think like a monorail from one end to the other) It also kind of resembles the lines you weave in and out of to get on a ride...

In a cell, the Golgi apparatus is integral in modifying, sorting, and packaging substances for cell secretion (exocytosis) or for use within the cell. This could compare to the workers in the gift shops maybe. They have to package and sort stuff to sell for amusement aprk guest to buy. Golgi are also part of the E.R. transport network.

Chloroplasts would be like the workers of an amusement park. As the chlorplasts supply the plant cell with raw energy for life of the plant, the workers supply the energy and drive to keep an amusement park going. No chlorplasts, the plant dies, no workers, the amusement park closes...

Lysomes are another part of the "food chain" in a cell. they take the waste and digest it- just like the animals that show up after a park is closed. the rodents and the cats that come out after guests leave and feast on the remnants of your 1/2 eaten corn dog and pretzle you dropped...