CIRCUS’ PARTS FUNCTION ACTUAL PARTS OF THE

CELL
Ringmaster The nucleus is similar to the Nucleus
ringmaster. The ringmaster
oversees the entire circus and
is the brain of production.
Magic Tricks The nucleolus helps the cell Nucleolus
run the way it does by storing
DNA, just like how the
ringmaster contains magic
tricks to keep the show going.
Carts The carts function is to store Vacuoles
and transport necessities, the
same goes with the vacuoles
that stores nutrients and water
for the cell to survive.
Manager Golgi apparatus is the one Golgi Apparatus
that is responsible for the
processing and sorting of
proteins, wherein a manager
is also the one in charge of
sorting the money of the
circus.
Electrical Outlet Mitochondria’s function is to Mitochondria
generate the energy necessary
to power cells. Similar to the
electric outlet which provides
electricity to the whole
circus.
Garbage bin Lysosomes are considered as Lysosome
the waste disposal system of
a cell, like a garbage bin, it is
used to dispose the waste.
Audience The ribosomes are the ones Ribosomes
who are responsible for
protein synthesis, like the
audience that pays for the
tickets in the circus.
Empty Seats Smooth ER lacks the Smooth Endoplasmic
presence of ribosomes, Reticulum
similar to how the empty
seats lack audience.

Rough Endoplasmic
Occupied Seats Rough ER has the presence Reticulum
 of ribosomes, similar to how
the audience occupy the seats
within the circus.
Ticket Admission Plasma Membrane is the one Plasma Membrane
that is responsible for what
enters and exits the cell, just
like how ticket admission lets
the audience enter and leave
the circus.
Tent Cell wall provides structure Cell Wall
to the cell, similar to how a
tent provides a structure to
the circus.
Food Stall The function of the Chloroplast
chloroplast is to synthesize
food by the process of
photosynthesis, wherein a
food stall can be compared to,
since it provides food for
everyone.
Money It carries out the enzymatic Protein
function in which enzymes
are proteins that support
thousands of biochemical
reactions that occur inside
and outside cells, similar to
how money revolves around
the circus.
Circus Ground Cytoplasm provides a Cytoplasm
platform upon which other
organelles can operate within
the cell, similar to the circus
ground that acts as the
platform where circus
operates.

Submitted to: Ms. Noemi Denosta

CELL ANALOGY – Plant Cells as Circus’ Parts

Submitted by: Princess Abigail A. Estudillo Grade 12 – STEM A