B1 - Cells

Question 1

What can cells either be?

Answer 1

Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic.

Question 2

What are prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

Answer 2

Prokaryotic cells - are small and simple.

Eukaryotic cells - are complex and include all animal and plant cells.

Question 3

What are prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

Answer 3

Prokaryotes - a prokaryotic cell and is a single-celled organism.
Eukaryotes - are organisms that are made up of eukaryotic cells.

Question 4

What are the different parts of a cell called?

Answer 4

Subcellular structures.

Question 5

List the animal cells’ subcellular structures and what they are.

Once that’s done, get a picture of the cell and show where each subcellular structure is.

Answer 5

1 - Nucleus - contains genetic material that controls the activities of the cell.
2 - Cytoplasm - gel-like substances where most of the chemical reactions happen. It contains enzymes that control these chemical reactions.
3 - Cell membrane - holds the cell together and controls what goes in and out.
4 - Mitochondria - these are where most of the reactions for aerobic respiration take place. Respiration transfers energy that the cell needs to work.
5 - Ribosomes - these are where the proteins are made in the cell.

Question 6

What do plant cells have that animal cells have as well?

Answer 6

Plant cells usually have all the subcellular structures that animal cells have.

Question 7

What subcellular structures do plant cells have that animal cells DON’T have?

Answer 7

1 - Rigid Cell Wall - made of cellulose. It supports the cell and strengthens it.
2 - Permanent Vacuole - contains cell sap, which is a weak solution of sugar and salts.
3 - Chloroplasts - these are where photosynthesis occurs, which makes food for the plant. They contain a green substance called chlorophyll, which absorbs light needed for photosynthesis.

Question 8

What are bacteria cells?

Answer 8

They are prokaryotes and are much smaller.

Question 9

What does a bacterial cell look like?

Once that’s done, get a picture of the bacteria cell and show where each subcellular structure is.

Answer 9

• A cell membrane.
• A cell wall.
• Cytoplasm.
• A singular strand of DNA that floats freely in the cytoplasm.
• They MAY contain one or more small rings of DNA called plasmids.
• However, bacteria DOES NOT have chloroplasts or mitochondria.