Differences Between Plant and Animal Cells

There are 3 main differences between a plant and an animal cell. Plant cells contain .....

• a cell membrane

• a cell wall

• a nucleus

• a larger vacuole

• chloroplasts

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Michael looked at a cell through a microscope.  He identified a nucleus, chloroplast, and cytoplasm.  What kind of cell did Michael observe?

• animal

• plant

• vertebrate

• bacteria

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Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?

• to absorb light energy and manufacture food

• to remove waste materials by active transport

• to manufacture chemical energy from food

• to control the shape of the cell

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What organelle is NOT found in animal cells?

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• mitochondria

Plant and Animal cells are both ​ (a)   , because they both have a nucleus. But they have a couple of differences. Plant cells have ​ (b)   which create food for the cells using sunlight energy in a process called photosynthesis. Animal cells do not have those organelles. Plant cells also have a ​ (c)   in addition to a cell membrane to protect the cell. Animal cells only have a ​ (d)   , which protects them but also gives them more flexibility to move. Lastly, plant cells have a large central ​ (e)   that stores water for the cell. Animal cells have smaller vacuoles because they can move and find water on their own.

• eukaryotes

• prokaryotes

• chloroplasts

• ribosomes

• cell wall

• vacuole

• cell membrane

• lysosome

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• Plant cells differ from animal cells in that plant cells contain ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   (organelles that perform photosynthesis) , and large, central vacuoles to hold materials for later use and aid in ​ (c)   that help them convert matter and energy to usable forms.

• cell walls

• chloroplasts

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

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One of the differences between plant and animal cells is that ______________________.

•  plant cells have one or two large, centrally located vacuoles and animal cells have numerous small vacuoles

• plant cells have only a cell membrane while animal cells have a cell membrane and a cell wall

• plant cells have numerous small vacuoles and animal cells have one or two large, centrally located vacuoles

• animal cells have many chloroplasts containing chlorophyll

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The pictured cells are examples of ____?

• animal cell

• plant cell

• neither plant nor animal cell

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The pictured cell is an example of _________.

• an animal cell

• a plant cell

• neither plant nor animal cell

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A storage structure- in an animal cell there are many small ones, but in a plant cell there is just one large one.

• vacuole

• ribosomes

• golgi body

• chloroplast

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