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a: Vacuole ~
b: kitchen
What: See the link for a list of analogies associating this organelle with a kitchen. The room association is appropriate, in that a vacuole is storage space AND it also provides structure for what it contains and the cell that contains it, somewhat like a kitchen is an essential room in a house.
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Writer: Many
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Date: Dec 28 2013 12:11 PM
# 4461 Critique Analogy
a: vacuole ~
b: a rain barrel
What:
"The vacuole is like a rain barrel because it collects and holds water until it is needed by the cell." The linked page has a nice discussion of cell parts and their functions.
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Writer: Kelly
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Date: Dec 28 2013 12:17 PM
# 4462 Critique Analogy
Your Inner Water Ballon
a: Vacuole ~
b: a balloon
What:
"Vacuole is like a balloon full of water" Yes, it's full of water, it's flexible so it can expand to help a plant cell grow.
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Writer: Dante Almaguer
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Date: Dec 28 2013 12:18 PM
# 4463 Critique Analogy
The Soccer Team Analogies.......
a: Vacuole ~
b: bench players
What: "Vacuoles are like the bench players. They are the storage houses in the cell. Excess food and water are usually stored in the vacuole for future use."
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Writer: jerichorayel
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Date: Dec 28 2013 12:29 PM
# 4465 Critique Analogy
a: Vacuole ~
b: flexible water storage tank
What: Vacuoles have two general functions:
1) it provides internal physical support for a plant cell and
2) it is a storage area for water soluble nutrients and waste products. The link is of a water storage tank holding up a car.
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Writer: Lucretia
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Date: Dec 28 2013 12:39 PM
# 4466 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.