<span>Transcript of A Cell is like a Factory. The cytoplasm contains the organelles, just likehow the factory floor contains all the machines and workers. The ER is where the ribosomes do there work to create proteins. ... The cell membrane regulates what enters and leaves the cell, similar to factories shipping department.</span><span>Sep 23, 2014</span>
Plants release oxygen into the atmosphere during photosynthesis while respiration by plants and animals and the decomposition and decay of dead organisms releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. These three produce maintain a cycle in which plants and animals depend on and benefit from each other.