BIOBLOG ASSIGNMENT 2

Q1.Cell Analogy
In the Yolkel Restaurant, leaflets are pasted all over the restaurant indicating the job requirements. Manager Boon follows this and employs several cooks. The cooks whip up some good food and pass the food to the delivery men in styrofoam boxes. The delivery men is instructed by Mr Chong the supervisor who tells them where they should go. Sometimes if the food tastes revolting, it is thrown into the the dustbin. The door is watched by Mr Chua the security guard and he only allows certain people to go in or out such as the delivery men. The Yolkel Restaurant is powered by circuit breakers where electricity is channeled through from a SIMLIAN Power Station a few streets away from the restaurant.
The restaurant is the nucleus as it houses the manager and contains important instructions(leaflets) for chemical reactions. Manager Boon is the nucleolus as he "produces" the cooks, who are also the ribosomes, as they are in charge of making food(proteins). The food is then passed to the delivery men, who are also the rough endoplasmic reticulum, and they work together with supervisor Chong,the golgi apparatus, to deliver the food to their rightful destinations. Spoilt food is thrown into the dustbin,which serves the same function as the lysosomes as the food is broken up by bacteria in the dustbin. Mr Chua the security man acts as the plasma membrane, allowing only certain people to pass through. Lastly, the circuit breakers act as the mitochondria, converting electricity(food substances) into energy to be used by the restaurant.