Generation Genius Plant Cells

What do scientists call the parts of a cell?

• Pieces

• Organelles

• Sections

• None of the Above

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The gooey, jelly-like part of a cell is called the:

• chlorophyll

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

• cell wall

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DNA is found in this part of a cell:

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• chloroplast

• vacuole

What PART of an onion plant did you look at under the microscope in our lab?

• the leaves

• the stem

• the petals

• the root

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WHY did we not see any chloroplasts in the onion cells that we observed?

• Because onion plants don't go through photosynthesis

• Because the root of the onion is not exposed to sunlight and can't go through photosynthesis

• Because the chloroplasts are too small to be seen with our microscopes

• We DID see chloroplasts in the onion cells we observed

The difference between the cell wall and the cell membrane is:

• the cell wall allows things to enter and leave the cell, and the cell membrane gives the cell structure and support

• the cell wall is where photosynthesis happens, and the cell membrane is where cell respiration happens

• the cell wall gives the cell structure and support, and the cell membrane allows things to enter and leave the cell

• the cell wall is where cell respiration happens, and the cell membrane is where photosynthesis happens

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Two organelles found in plant cells that are NOT found in animal cells are:

• cell wall and cell membrane

• cell wall and nucleus

• cell wall and mitochondria

• cell wall and chloroplasts

Photosynthesis happens in this part of a plant cell:

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

• Vacuole

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What is the function of the organelle that the red arrow is pointing towards in this onion cell?

• provides structure and support

• contains genetic material and tells the cell what to do

• converts food into energy in the process of cellular respiration

• makes a sugar called glucose in the process of photosynthesis

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TRUE or FALSE?

Plant cells have a cell wall but do not have a cell membrane.

• TRUE

• FALSE