Plant vs. Animal Cells

One of the primary functions of a vacuole is ---

• storage

• digestion

• response

• protection

A __________ is an organelle found only in plant cells, which captures light energy and converts it into a chemical energy called glucose.

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

• Nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The chloroplasts in the cell are like _________________________.

• a trash compactor because it gets rid of wastes

• solar panels because it transforms energy

• computer chips because they hold important information

• a fence because it provides protection

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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A plant cell is more rigid than an animal cell due to its ____________.

• Nucleus

• Cell membrane

• Cell wall

• Cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

In an animal cell, what structure is responsible for storing genetic information (DNA) for the cell?

• mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Cell membrane

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The nucleus of the cell is like a _________________________.

• fence because it provides protection

• trash compactor because it gets rid of wastes

• solar panels because it transforms energy.

• Computer chip because it hold important information

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which two would be in the plant cell but would not be present in the animal cell?

• Nucleus and Lysosome

• Nucleus and Cell Membrane

• Chloroplast and Cell Wall

__________, unlike __________, have cell walls that give shape and internal organization to each cell.

• Animal Cells, Plant Cells

• Eukaryotes, prokaryotes

• Plant cells, animal cells

• Prokaryotes, eukaryotes

The cell membrane of the cell is like a _________________________.

• solar panels because it transforms energy

• computer chip because it holds important information

• trash compactor because it gets rid of wastes

• Fence because it provides protection

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

In which organelle of the cell is the water stored?

• Cell membrane

• Vacuole

• Chloroplast

• Cell wall