Random Analogies
"Metaphase is like a game give the play a name. The play name is fear the centriolies appear. Call the play " FEAR" chromosomes pull apart in fear. Telophase the uncoiling phase you have chromosomes on each end and 2 new nuclei that jump in." And so it goes...
The link is a list of poems written about meiosis by students. Some are pretty good, some are somewhat loopy, by design.
"Antioxidants are like a mop-up crew, Clarke said. After the hydrogen atoms are pulled off, antioxidants stop the harmful chain reaction. Using another analogy, Clarke said, "Instead of taking an antioxidant to jump in front of a bullet, you place bullet-proof vests on the hydrogen atoms."
"The inner bark, called phloem, is like a pipeline that carries food produced in the leaves down to the trunk and to the roots. Interestingly, the phloem only lives for a short time, and then dies to become a part of the outer bark."
