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Animal vs Plant Cells

At a farmers’ market, Anya and Harry are sorting clues about the living things that produce the food. Use the cell comparison and the information below to solve each task. Choose one answer unless a question says otherwise.

Cell clues

Animals and plants are made of cells. Both animal and plant cells have a cell membrane, cytoplasm and a nucleus. The cell membrane controls what enters and leaves the cell. Cytoplasm is a jelly-like material where many cell activities happen. The nucleus contains genetic material and helps control the cell. Plant cells also have a cell wall, which strengthens and supports the cell. Many plant cells contain chloroplasts, where a light-driven process happens. This process uses light energy to help the plant make sugars. Plant cells often have a large permanent vacuole containing cell sap. Animal cells do not have a cell wall or chloroplasts.

Solve the cell clues

Read each question carefully. For Question 3, select all the correct choices.

1.Anya finds a cell with a cell wall and chloroplasts. Which kind of cell is it most likely to be?
  • An animal cell
  • A plant cell
  • A cell membrane
  • A nucleus
2.Which part controls what enters and leaves both animal and plant cells?
  • Cell wall
  • Cell membrane
  • Chloroplast
  • Vacuole
3.Harry sorts the parts shared by animal and plant cells. Select all three shared parts.
  • Nucleus
  • Cytoplasm
  • Cell membrane
  • Cell wall
  • Chloroplast
4.Which plant-cell structure strengthens and supports the cell?
5.Complete the sentence: Chloroplasts are where happens, a process that uses light energy to help a plant make sugars.
6.True or false? Animal cells have chloroplasts so they can make sugars using light.
TrueFalse
7.Match each cell part to its job.
  • Nucleus
  • Cytoplasm
  • Large permanent vacuole
  • Jelly-like material where many cell activities happen
  • Contains cell sap
  • Contains genetic material and helps control the cell
8.A plant cell and an animal cell both have a nucleus. What does this tell you about the nucleus?
9.A market stall sells leaves and animal products. Explain why cells from a leaf are likely to contain chloroplasts, but cells from an animal are not.
10.Name one important difference between a typical plant cell and a typical animal cell, and state what the plant-cell feature does.

2 printable pages

  • Animal vs Plant Cells, page 1 of 2: Cell clues, Solve the cell clues

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  • Animal vs Plant Cells, page 2 of 2: 5. Complete the sentence: Chloroplasts are where happens, a process that

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