Differentiate Between Plant and Animal Cells

Animal cells can be distinguished from plant cells easily because of which of the following?

• Animal cells have mitochondria and plant cells do not.

• Plant cells have lysosomes and animal cells do not.

• Only plant cells have centrioles around their nucleus.

• Only plant cells have large central vacuoles and cell walls.

Jared observes a cell in biology lab with the light microscope. The cell has the following structures: nucleus, cell wall, and chloroplast. Identify the type of cell that Jared is observing.

• animal

• plant

• fungus

• bacteria

Contains chlorophyll (green pigment) and uses the sun to make food

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

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rigid outer layer that supports and allows it to grow tall

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

controls movement of materials in and out of the cell, maintains homeostasis

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

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Which of these is not found in the animal cell and is found in the plant cell? Pick more than one

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

Both a plant and animal cells have a cell wall

• True

• False

What is the large sac that holds food, water, and waste?

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

How many nucleus' are in a plant cell?

• 1

• 5

• 9

• 3

Which cell has chloroplast?

• Plant cell

• Animal cell

• Both

• Neither one of them have chloroplast

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