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    Plant and Animal Cells Virtual Lab

    Structures in Animal and Plant Cells

    Structure/Function Animal Cell Structure Plant Cell Structure

    Outer Boundary of the Cell Cell Membrane Cell Membrane

    Contains Genetic Nucleolus Nucleolus


    Material(DNA)

    Long, Uncoiled Strands of Chromatin Chromatin


    DNA

    Watery, Gel-Like Substance Cytoplasm Cytoplasm

    Channels That Move Material Endoplasmic Reticulum Endoplasmic Reticulum

    Site of Protein Synthesis Ribosome Ribosome

    Package and Move Proteins Golgi Apparatus Golgi Apparatus

    Digest Waste Lysosome Lysosome(rarely found in


    plants)

    Storage Centres Vacuole Vacuole

    Rigid, Outer Cellulose Cover None Cell Wall

    Site of Photosynthesis None Chloroplast

    Journal Questions:

    1. How are cells similar to a factory or business? List 5 similarities.

    Cells are similar to factories or businesses in several ways. The nucleus acts as a command
    centre for the rest of the cell, kind of like how the CEO of a company sits in his central office and
    makes all the important decisions. The selectively permeable cell membrane regulates what
    enters and exits the cell, sort of like security in a factory. Ribosomes produce protein which is
    necessary for the cell, just like how in a factory the employees produce a consumable product
    from other materials. The endoplasmic reticulum transports protein and lipids throughout the
    cell, kind of like conveyor belts in a factory. The golgi apparatus sorts and repackages products
    received from the endoplasmic reticulum, sort of like how employees in the shipping department
    arrange specific orders of product into different boxes to be shipped to consumers.

    2. How are animal and plant cells similar? How are they different.
    Plant and animal cells are similar in several ways. They both have a nucleus with a nucleolus
    and chromatin located within it, they have ribosomes, Golgi apparatus, mitochondria,
    endoplasmic reticulum, and cytoplasm within their cell membranes. The main differences
    between the two are that plant cells have right cell walls which allow plants to hold their shape
    as they grow, while animal cells have only a lipid bilayer, which can change it shape depending
    on the location of the cell. Plant cells also have a large vacuole, contain chloroplasts where
    photosynthesis occurs, and have plasmodesmata while animal cells do not. Animals cells
    contain flagella, centrioles and lysosomes, which do not occur in plant cells.

    3. The part of a plant cell most similar to a solar cell would be a chloroplast. Through the
    process of photosynthesis, it absorbs light from the sun and synthesizes with water and carbon
    dioxide to provide energy for the plant.

    4. Why is the nucleus considered to be the “boss” of the cell?

    The nucleus is considered to be the boss of the cell because it contains all the genetic material
    necessary to carry out the cell’s operations.

    5. Exploring the South American Rainforest, a scientist discovers a mysterious organism and
    brings it back to the lab for further study. What cell characteristics should the scientist examine
    to tell weather the organism is an animal or plant? why?

    To tell if the organism is an animal or a plant, the scientist should first check if the cell has rigid
    cell walls, and contains chloroplast, because only plant cells contain these two things. Next he
    should check for lysosomes, because they are rarely found in plant cells. He could also check
    for the presence of a large central vacuole, of which only plant cells contain.

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