Animal and Plant Cells

Plants perform photosynthesis through this organelle. It captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce food for the cell.

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplasts

• Cell Wall

• Nucleus

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What type of cell is pictured above?

• Plant Cell

• Animal Cell

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What type of cell is pictured above?

• Plant Cell

• Animal Cell

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Thin covering that surrounds the cell

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

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What is the function of the nucleus of an animal cell?

• It is the place where energy is produced.

• It stores the genetic information, the DNA (chromosomes).

• It defends the cell from infections.

• It captures sunlight to produce food.

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Name the outer structure of the plant that provides support that is found only in plant cells.

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• nucleus

Which two plant cell structures are responsible for storing energy from sunlight and later releasing it for cells to use?

• chloroplast and nucleus

• mitochondria and cell wall

• chloroplast and mitochondria

• nucleus and cell wall

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Which organelle functions as the "powerhouse" of the cell by producing the energy necessary for all cell functions to occur?

• cytoplasm

• ribosomes

• nucleus

• mitochondria

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What is the name of the cell organelle that directs all the functions of the cell?

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

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Plant cells do something that animal cells do not. What is it?

• Get rid of bacteria

• store water and nutrients

• make their own food

• Have roots

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