Cells vs. Viruses

Which TWO organelles do plant cells have that animal cells do NOT have? (Check 2)

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Cell Wall

• Plasma Membrane

I am a cell, surrounded by a cell membrane and full of cytoplasm. I have DNA, but it floats around an is NOT contained in a nucleus. What type of cell am I?

• Prokaryotic

• Eukaryotic

A cell is surrounded by a cell wall and filled with cytoplasm. In the cytoplasm are ribosomes and a nucleus. How can you tell it is a eukaryotic cell?

• The cell has a nucleus

• The cell has cytoplasm

• The cell has ribosomes

• The cell has a cell wall

Students use a microscope to look for structures present in 4 different cells. The students placed an X for each structure that was viewed for each cell on the table below.

Which cell was most likely a prokaryote and why?

• Cell W because it does have nucleus

• Cell X because it does NOT have a nucleus

• Cell Y because it has DNA

• Cell Z because it has a cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

ALL cells have the following except-

• Ribosomes

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A virus is considered-

• living

• non-living

True or false: Viruses need a host cell to be able to reproduce.

• True

• False

What do cells and viruses have in common?

• They both are considered living

• They both can reproduce on their own

• They both have genetic info (DNA or RNA)

• They both have a mitochondria

Which virus cycle has a QUICK onset of symptoms? (Ex: influenza)

• lytic

• lysogenic

Which virus cycle takes a long time for someone to show symptoms? (Ex: HIV)

• lytic

• lysogenic