plant or animal cell - INTRO to vocab

What is the typical shape of a plant cell?

• Square/Rectangle

• Circle/Oval

• Triangle/Pyramid

• Circle and Square

What is the difference between the plant and animal kingdom?

• Plants need sunlight and animals can live in harsh/toxic environments.

• Plants produce their own food using sunlight and animals need other organisms for nourishment.

• Animals eat animals and plants. Plants consume other plants.

• This was an opening question last week.

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What is a cell?

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• A process in which plants consume sunlight.

• A cell is the smallest unit that is capable of performing life functions.

• Are found in non-living things.

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What kind of cell is this?

• animal cell

• bell bell

• plant cell

• vacuole

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Plants and animal cells both have a nucleus.

• True
• False

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A cell is the most basic unit of...

• the world

• life

• planets

• nonliving things

Answer explanation

Cells make up all living organisms.

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What tool can we use to help us see a cell?

• Telescope

• Balance scale

• Microscope

• Graduated cylinder

Answer explanation

A microscope helps us see things that are too small to see with just our eyes.

In which picture is the nucleus labeled correctly?

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Answer explanation

The nucleus is the circular organelle.

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Which organelle controls all of the cell's functions?

• Nucleus

• Cell wall

• Chloroplast

• Cytoplasm

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What type of cell is this?

• plant cell

• animal cell

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