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Cell Parts Basics

Read the passage, then answer each question. Use the space provided for written answers.

A Closer Look at Cells

A cell is a tiny unit that makes up every living thing. Cells have parts that do different jobs. A thin outer boundary surrounds the cell and lets some materials move in or out. Inside the cell, the nucleus holds instructions that help direct the cell’s activities. Plant cells have a firm supporting layer outside this boundary. It supports and protects the cell. Plant cells also have chloroplasts, which use energy from sunlight to produce nutrients. Animal cells do not have this supporting layer or chloroplasts.

Choose the Best Answer

1.Which cell part helps control what enters and leaves the cell?
  • Nucleus
  • Cell membrane
  • Chloroplast
  • Cell wall
2.Which part contains instructions that direct many of a cell’s activities?
  • Cell wall
  • Cell membrane
  • Nucleus
  • Chloroplast
3.Select the two parts that are found in plant cells but not animal cells.
  • Cell wall and chloroplasts
  • Nucleus and cell membrane
  • Cell membrane and cell wall
  • Nucleus and chloroplasts
4.What do chloroplasts use sunlight to help a plant cell do?
  • Make food
  • Hold instructions
  • Control what enters the cell
  • Build an outer support layer

Write and Draw

5.All living things are made of tiny units called .
6.The directs many cell activities.
7.A plant cell’s supports and protects it.
8.Describe one feature that plant and animal cells share, and two features that distinguish plant cells from animal cells.
9.Draw a simple plant cell. Label its thin outer boundary, nucleus, firm supporting layer, and chloroplasts.
10.Plants use sunlight to produce nutrients, while animals get nutrients in other ways. How do chloroplasts help a plant?

2 printable pages

  • A short reading passage and illustration comparing the parts of plant and animal cells.

    Page 1

  • Multiple-choice, fill-in, comparison, drawing, and written-response questions about basic cell parts.

    Page 2

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