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Parts of a Cell
Sci 8 – Chapter 3 (pgs. 115-126)
Cell Parts:
For the following diagrams, label and write a very brief description as to the function of the different parts of the
cells in both the animal and plant cells. Use your text book and our Blackgold reference site (click on link
named “Plant and Animal Cells”) to help you complete this question.
Animal Cell:
1) Complete the chart below and correctly label the animal cell organelles listed in the chart. /7
Organelle
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Cell Membrane
Vacuoles
Centriole
Mitochondrion
Golgi Body
Function
Plant Cell:
2) Complete the chart below and correctly label the plant cell organelles listed in the chart. /5
Organelle
Function
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Cell Membrane
Vacuoles
Chloroplasts
Mitochondrion
Golgi Body
Cell Wall
3) What structures are found in a plant cell that is not found in an animal cell? /2
4) What structure is found in an animal cell that is not found in a plant cell? /1
5) Give two examples of a unicellular and 2 examples of a multicellular organism. /2
Unicellular
Multicellular
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6) Living things are made primarily from which 4 period elements? (Blackgold) /2
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7) Depending on its type, how much of a cell is made of water? (Blackgold) /1
8) What is the difference between a prokaryotes and eukaryotes? (Blackgold) /1
9) Do organisms grow larger by increasing the size of their cells or by adding more cells? Explain and
support your answer. /3
Multiple Choice:
1) Many single-celled (unicellular) organisms have different ways of moving, obtaining food and carrying out
other essential functions for living. Structures, that unicellular organisms have for movement are called ...
a)
b)
c)
d)
flagella
cytoplasm
stentor
diatoms
2) In the sample of pond water you may have studied, the amoeba moves by changing its shape. It pushes its
cytoplasm against one part of its cell membrane, causing a bulge. This bulge is called a ...
a)
b)
c)
d)
pseudomym
pseudoplasm
false front
false foot
3) A typical plant cell viewed under a compound light microscope reveals the many different parts that have
different functions. The part of the cell which surrounds and protects the contents of the cell is called the ...
a)
b)
c)
d)
nucleus
cytoplasm
cell membrane
vacuole
4) Cells are various sizes and shapes. They are normally measured in units called ...
a)
b)
c)
d)
nanometers
micrometer
minimeters
macrometer
5) Bacteria are classified as
a)
b)
c)
d)
animal cells
plants cells
eukaryotic cells
prokaryotic cells