Animal and plant cells – Label 1

Task: Fill in the boxes below with the organelles found in each cell.

Challenge: On a piece of paper – draw and label each cell with its organelles.

Animal cell

Plant cell

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 Animal and plant cells – Questions 1
Exercise 1 – Fill in the missing words in the passage below.

The bodies of all plants and …………………… are made up of tiny living units called ………………
Some microscopic organisms consist of only a ………………… cell but the bodies of most
plants and animals are made up of …………………… of cells. There are many different
………………… of plant and animal cells. The diagrams below show the ………………… that they
usually contain.

Exercise 2 – Join up the cell parts below to their correct jobs.

Organelle Job

Cell
Made of cellulose. It supports and protects the cell.
membrane

Cytoplasm Site where proteins are made (protein synthesis).

A jelly like substance where most of the chemical

Nucleus
reactions happen within the cell.

Controls the functions of the cell and contains genetic

Chloroplast
material (DNA).

The site of aerobic respiration which produces energy

Vacuole
for the cell.

Cell wall Allows substances to move in and out of the cell.

Ribosome The site where photosynthesis takes place.

Mitochondria Contains a liquid called sap. It keeps the plant cell rigid.

Exercise 3 – Shade the organelles and the jobs they have, that are only found in
plant cells.

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 Animal and plant cells – Exam questions 1
The diagram shows a plant cell.

(a) Give the name of part A.

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Give the function of part A.

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2 marks

(b) Give the name of part E.

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Give the function of part E.

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2 marks

(c) Give the letters of two parts that are present in plant cells but not in animal cells.

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1 mark

(d) How can you tell that the cell in the diagram is from a leaf and not from a root?

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1 mark

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 Animal and plant cells – Exam questions 2
The diagrams below show two other cells.

(i) Look at the diagrams above.

What is the difference between the location of the genetic material in the
bacterium and in the cell from the lining of the intestine?

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1 mark

(ii) What is the function of the genetic material in a cell?

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1 mark

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 – Specialised cells – Questions

Exercise 1 – Fill in the missing words in the passage below.

Nearly all cells contain a cell membrane, ………………… and cytoplasm. There are many
……………………… types of cells. They vary in their shape and ………………… depending on their
functions (jobs). Each type of cell is well ……………………… (suited) to its function. In the
human ………………… there are about twenty different types of cell, each has a certain
……………… to do. This makes the body work much …………………… than if each cell was trying
to do everything.

Exercise 2 – match the picture to its name and match the name to its definition.

Sperm cell On the surface of

plant cells. Have
loads of
chloroplasts.

Uses its tail to

swim towards the
Root hair cell egg.

Found on the
surface of roots.
Absorbs water and
minerals.
Ciliated cell

Found in the wind

pipe (trachea).
Trap dust and
Palisade cell bacteria and use
hairs to waft
mucus to the
stomach.

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 Specialised cells – Exam questions
The diagram below shows six cells.

(a) (i) Give the letters of the two plant cells in the diagrams.

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1 mark

(ii) Which one of these plant cells contains chloroplasts?

Give the letter.

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1 mark

(iii) Give the function of chloroplasts.

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1 mark

(b) (i) Give the letter of the ciliated cell.

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1 mark

(ii) In which part of the body are ciliated cells found?

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1 mark

(iii) What is the function of ciliated cells in this part of the body?

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 1. Cells
1.1 - Animal and plant cells
Animal cell

Plant cell

Prokaryote cell (bacterial cell)

Cytoplasm

Cell wall

Cell membrane

Plasmid

DNA

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 1.4 - Animal and plant cells – Organelles
Organelle Function Found in…
Cell membrane  Controls what substances can get into and out of Plant and animal cells
the cell.
Cytoplasm  Jelly-like substance, where chemical reactions Plant and animal cells
happen.
 In plant cells there's a thin lining, whereas in
animal cells most of the cell is cytoplasm.
Nucleus  Controls the functions of the cell Plant and animal cells
 Carries genetic information called DNA.
 In exams DO NOT call the nucleus the 'brain' of
the cell. That is not a good description and will not
get you marks.

Chloroplast  Where photosynthesis happens – chloroplasts Plant cells only

contain a green substance called chlorophyll.
Vacuole  Contains a liquid called cell sap, which keeps the Plant cells only
cell firm.
Cell wall  Made of a tough substance called cellulose, Plant cells only
which supports the cell.
Ribosome  Where protein is made (synthesised) . Plant and animal cells
Mitochondria  Where respiration takes place to produce Plant and animal cells
energy.

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Specialised cells

Palisade cell
 Found on the top side of leaves.
 Contains loads of chloroplasts for
photosynthesis.
 They are on the top side of the leaf to absorb
as much sunlight as possible.

Ciliated cell
 Found lining the wind pipe (trachea).
 Covered in tiny hairs called cilia.
 These waft trapped bacteria and dust to the
throat (gullet) to be swallowed.

Root hair cell

 Found on the surface of roots.
 It absorbs water and minerals from the
soil.
 It is long and thin to provide a large
surface area to absorb water.

Sperm cell
 Uses its tail to swim to the egg (ovum).
 It has loads of mitochondria to provide
energy for the tail to work.
 Contains a chemical that breaks down cell
membrane of the egg.

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