What are analogies for mitochondria?

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Well, as you know, the mitochondria are the producers of most of a cell's energy and the nucleolus creates ribosomes. The cell wall is only in a plant cell and is a rigid layer of non-living material that surrounds the cells of plants and some organisms. By the way, I'm only 9 and I also want to be a vet.

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I am impressed by how knowledgeable the first answerer is about cell biology. I predict a long and successful career in science.

Having said that, the first answer really isn't responding to the question which was asked. The questioner wants analogies for mitochondria, not just a description of mitochondrial function. An analogy can be written in the form: this is to that, as this(2) is to that(2).

Here are some possible analogies for mitochondria in cells:

• the fuel cell in a hydrogen/electric powered automobile (good analogy because the fuel cell is performing a function in the car in a way very similar to the mitochondrion in a cell) -- fuel cell : automobile :: mitochondrion : cell
• the power plant for a town -- power plant : town :: mitochondrion : cell

--contrablue

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