Q&A: Cell analogy- medieval castle??
Question by veggie_vixen: Cell analogy- medieval castle??
Are these analogies correct if i was comparing a cell to a medievel castle?
Nucleus- throne room
Mitochondria- steam room
Chloroplasts- greenhouse
ER- hallways
Ribosomes- carpenters, builders, and workers
Lysosomes- maids
Golgi bodies- butlers
Vacuoles- storage room
Cell membrane- castle wall
Cell wall- moat
Microfilaments- wooden beams
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Answer by Samma
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Yep, but would not work for all cells b/c you have “cell wall” listed so I would specify that you are speaking of a plant cell.
That’s a really neat idea for an analogy- I teach zoology & biology at a university and never really thought about comparing it to a castle.
I would think the mitochondria are more like the kitchen because mitochondria produce ATP for the cell, which acts as a source of stored energy. If the mitochondria get shut down (cyanide poisoning!) the cell quickly dies.
I’m not sure if the butlers fit so well for the Golgi body because the Golgi shuttles stuff around and the butler doesn’t do much fetching and carrying. General workers might fit better as the Golgi, while craftsmen work perfectly for the ribosomes. (Plus butlers aren’t really medieval, the term steward or seneschal fits the period better.)
The ER is the site of much protein manufacturing, so the castle workshops would probably be a better illustration, especially as they’ll also house the craftsmen (ribosomes).
Medieval castles also wouldn’t have greenhouses because glass manufacturing wasn’t really up to it. They would probably have a kitchen garden for growing herbs and such, while most crops would be raised in fields outside the castle.
This is a good illustration, good work!