Transcript of A Cell<span> is </span>like<span> a </span>Factory<span>. The cytoplasm contains the organelles, just </span>like<span> how the </span>factory<span> floor contains all the machines and workers. The ER is where the ribosomes do there work to create proteins. ... The </span>cell<span> membrane regulates what enters and leaves the </span>cell,similar to factories<span> shipping department.</span>