Plant and Animal Cells Question Companion

What is an organelle?

• A group of tissues in the body.

• The cells that make up an organ.

• A tiny structure in a cell.

• One of the many smaller organs in the body.

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What is primary function of the nucleus?

• To store the DNA of a cell.

• To store water in the cell.

• To control the substances that leave and come into a cell.

• To convert molecules into energy for the cell.

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Which of the organelles below is unique to plant cells?

• Vacuole

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Mitochondria

What is the primary function of the mitochondria in an animal cell?

• To store the DNA of a cell.

• To store water in the cell.

• To control the substances that leave and come into a cell.

• To convert molecules into energy for the cell.

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True or False: Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll which is what gives plants their green color.

• True

• False

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Fill in the blank: The ______ are responsible for packaging and distributing the materials in a cell.

• ribosomes

• mitochondria

• golgi bodies

• lysosomes

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A scientist is studying an organelle that is controlling the amount and types of substances that are moving in and out of a cell. She is observing the ______.

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• ribosome

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Fill in the blank: Water is stored in the ______ until it is used by the cell.

• ribosome

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• vacuole

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Fill in the blank: The materials are carried in a cell by the ______.

• endoplasmic reticulum

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• ribosome

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Compare and contrast the organelles found in animal and plant cells by listing them in the Venn Diagram below. A “Word Bank” was provided on your paper.

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