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Cell Structure Worksheet

A team is investigating how cell structures help organisms survive. Use the information table, then answer the questions. Use precise scientific terms. Each question includes marks to guide the detail needed.
1.Name one structure found in both plant and animal cells and one structure found in plant cells but not animal cells.
2.Which organelle in a plant cell contains the light-absorbing pigment used in photosynthesis?
3.The animal cell has a cell membrane but no cell wall. Explain how this affects its shape compared with the plant cell.

A mystery sample

A laboratory has measured three cell samples. Use the table for Questions 4–6.

Sample

Nucleus present?

Cell wall present?

Chloroplasts present?

A

No

Yes

No

B

Yes

No

No

C

Yes

Yes

Yes

4.Which sample is prokaryotic? Give the table evidence that supports your choice.
5.Which sample is most likely from a plant, and which is most likely from an animal? Use the results to justify both choices.
6.A student says, “Any cell with a cell wall must be a plant cell.” Is this conclusion supported by the table? Explain.

Cell structures at work

Apply your knowledge of organelles and the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

7.Match each cell structure to its main function.
  • Nucleus
  • Mitochondrion
  • Ribosome
  • Cell membrane
  • Controls movement of substances into and out of the cell
  • Controls cell activities and contains genetic material
  • Site of most aerobic respiration
  • Site of protein synthesis
8.A cell is making a large amount of a particular protein. Name the structure where proteins are made and describe one role of the nucleus in this process.
9.Muscle cells need energy to contract repeatedly. Explain why these cells contain many mitochondria.
10.A classmate claims that bacteria have no DNA because they have no nucleus. Correct the claim in one or two sentences.

3 printable pages

  • Cell Structure Worksheet, page 1 of 3: A mystery sample

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  • Cell Structure Worksheet, page 2 of 3: Cell structures at work

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  • Cell Structure Worksheet, page 3 of 3: 9. Muscle cells need energy to contract repeatedly. Explain why these cells contain many

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