Where am I?
Ooooh, Organelles!
Perplexing Plants
Animals vs. Plants
Wild Card
100
I'm at the exterior of the cell just about to enter the interior of the cell.
cellular membrane
100
The organelle responsible for holding materials for later use.
vacuole
100
How is chlorophyll important to plant cells?
It is a green substance in the cell that traps light which is used to create food for the cell.
100
How are vacuoles similar and different in plant and animal cells?
Both cells have vacuoles which store materials for later use. Animal cells have many small vacuoles, whereas a plant cell has one rather large vacuole
100
What is DNA?
It is the molecule(s) that contain the genetic material that programs a blueprint for the living thing.
200
I'm surrounded by pairs of chromosomes.
nucleus
200

The organelle that is responsible for breaking down waste.

lysosome

200
What is unique about a vacuole in a plant cell?
It is quite large and takes up a lot of the space within a cell
200
Why did the pharaoh have such absolute power over his/her people?
What is the people believed the pharaoh was a god. In fact, the pharaoh was considered to be one of the gods of most importance and therefore any decision that they made was correct and just.
200
What is photosynthesis?
It is a chemical process in which sunlight and carbon dioxide are used to create oxygen, energy/ATP, and glucose
300
I am filling space inside the cells around the organelles
cytoplasm
300

This is called the powerhouse of the cell because it produces or synthesizes energy.

mitochondria

300

What is important about chloroplasts?

They are the organelle in which photosynthesis can take place creating food and energy for the cell

300

Name two structures that are in plant cells that are not in animal cells.

one large vacuole, cell wall, chloroplasts, chlorophyll

300
Do plant an animal cells have a similar shape?
No, animal cells are more rounded and irregular in shape, whereas plant cells, thanks to structures like cell walls, have a more fixed, rectangular-like shape
400
I'm in a structure with a flagellum.
in a prokaryotic cell
400

Why are the ribosomes so important?

They synthesize chemicals to create energy

400
How do ribosomes help plant cells?
They help to synthesize chemicals to create proteins.
400
Name two structures that are unique to animal cells
They have lysosomes to break down waste and many small vacuoles
400
What is ATP?
ATP is another name for energy
500
I'm in a place that transports proteins.
endoplasmic reticulum
500
What's the purpose(s) of the nucleus?
Helps to control the cell by providing the blueprints in the choromosomes that "program" the cell.
500
Why is the cell wall important in plant cells?
It helps give strength the exterior of plants and keeps the rigidity in leaves and stems.
500
Explain why plant and animal cells both need mitochondria.
Both types of cells need energy, and because mitochondria is referred to as the power house of cell, it is the place where cells produce energy.
500
What is the purpose of the golgi apparatus?
It packages and transports proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum.
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