Cell Parts
The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
Cell
What shape is an animal cell?
Round
What shape is a plant cell?
Rectangular
This instrument is used by scientist to view very small objects, like cells.
Microscope
Each cell contains structures that perform certain functions to keep the cell alive
Organelle
(Reference Cell Picture) Label points 1 and 2. How are their functions different?
1. Cell Membrane: Controls what goes in and out of cell.
2. Cytoplasm: jelly-like organelle that keeps other organelles in their place and keeps the cell healthy.
This organelle makes food for plant cells
Chloroplast
All cells are made of ________.
Atoms
A rigid organelle that provides structure and protects plant cells
Cell Wall
(Reference Cell Picture) Label point 3. What does it hold?
(Reference Cell Picture) Label points 1 and 2. How are they different?
1. Cell Wall: Protects and provides structure to only plant cells
2. Cell Membrane: Controls what goes in and out of a cell
Both plant and animal cells have this jelly-like organelle that keeps other organelles in their place and keeps the cell healthy.
Cytoplasm
An organelle that directs the cell's activities
Nucleus
Using a city as a model, describe the function of the nucleus.
Answers may vary. Description connects how the nucleus directs the cell's activities.
Using a city as a model, describe the function of cytoplasm.
Answers may vary. Description connects how cytoplasm is jelly-like organelle that keeps other organelles in their place and keeps the cell healthy.
An organelle that controls what goes in and out of the cell
Cell Membrane
Animal Cells have these 3 organelles
Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, and Nucleus
What do plant cells have that animal cells do not have?
Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplast.
3 similarities of plant and animal cells
They both have cytoplasm, cell membranes and a nucleus.