cells

Question 1

What parts of the cell directs the activities of the cell and stores DNA?

Answer 1

The nucleus directs the activities of the cell and stores DNA.

Question 2

Is the cell above a plant cell or an animal cell? Explain how you know.

Answer 2

It is a plant cell because it has a cell wall, chloroplast, and a large central vacuole.

Question 3

Match each definition to its term

Answer 3

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. E

Question 4

What are three main points if the cell theory?

Answer 4

All things are made up of one or more cells.

Question 5

Write a sentence using the terms cell and nucleus. Explain the role of the nucleus in the cell.

Answer 5

The nucleus acts like the control center of the cell, directing all activities and storing the cells DNA, which contains instructions for making proteins.

Question 6

How would you determine whether a cell came from an animal or a plant? Discuss cell parts.

Answer 6

Cell wall, chloroplasts, and a large central vacuole.

Question 7

How are uses of a light microscope and an electron microscope similar? How are they different?

Answer 7

Similarities: Both use magnification- see things that can not be seen with the naked eye. Differences: One uses light/one uses electrons.

Question 8

Write a paragraph explaining how a cell membrane is similar to a cell wall. How is it different?

Answer 8

Both cell wall and cell membrane provide protection and help maintain the shape of the cell- The cell membrane is found in both plant and animal cells, and is flexible. The cell wall is rigid and gives the cell its shape and extra support.

Question 9

Which of these organelles is part of a plant cell but not an animal cell? A. mitochondrion B. Cell membrane C. Chloroplast D. Nucleus

Answer 9

C. Chloroplast