Distinguish between plant and animal cells
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The image above shows the processes of photosynthesis and respiration. Which organelle is responsible for turning nutrients into energy in animals?
mitochondria
chloroplast
ribosomes
food vacuoles
Explanation
The answer is mitchondria.
Plants and animals are both organisms, meaning that like other living things, they are composed of cells. Both types of cells store food in vacuoles, have cytoplasm, golgi bodies, and ribosomes, but they have a number of distinct differences as well. Animal cells have a membrane and are more irregularly shaped, while plant cells have a cell wall and are rectangular. Additionally, plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts, which aid in the process of photosynthesis.
What type of cell is pictured in the image above?
a plant cell
an animal cell
a T-Cell
none of these
Explanation
The answer is "a plant cell." The image shows a microscope slide of a plant cell with distinct chloroplasts and rectangular cell walls. Another hint that it's a plant cell, is that the cells and chloroplasts are green!
What kind of cell is represented in the image above?
an animal cell
a plant cell
an antibody
a T-cell
Explanation
The answer is "an animal cell." The cell has a membrane, rather than a rigid geometric shape meaning that it is not a plant cell. Additionally, you can clearly see the nucleus and mitochondria, but no chloroplasts.
Breonna and Taylor are lab partners. They are looking at cells through a microscope to determine whether the cells are plant cells or animal cells.
- The cells are slightly rectangular and geometric
- The cells have nuclei
- The cells have mitochondria
- The cells are right next to each other
- The cells have chloroplasts
Breonna says they are plant cells because they have cell walls. Taylor agrees they are plant cells but she says it's because they have chloroplasts. Which of the following students has the correct explanation to write on their lab report?
Breonna has the correct identification and explanation
Taylor has the correct identification and explanation
They both have correct explanations
Neither have the correct identification or explanations
Taylor has the correct explanation but the wrong identification
Explanation
The answer is "They both have correct explanations." The primary distinction between plant and animal cells is that plant cells have cell walls while animal cells have cell membranes. Plant cells have chloroplasts but animal cells do not. All cells have a nucleus so this is not relevant to the distinction.
Which of the following answer choices is a similarity between plant and animal cells?
the nucleus is present in both
both the cells contain golgi bodies
the gel-like material between organelles is called cytoplasm
all of these
none of these
Explanation
the answer is "all of these." Plant and animal cells have many similarities. The differences between plant and animal cells are that plant cells have chloroplasts and cell walls but animal cells don't have chloroplasts and have cell membranes.
Which of these is a component of a plant cell, but NOT an animal cell?
cell wall
mitochondria
nucleus
food vacuole
Explanation
The answer is cell wall.
Plants and animals are both organisms, meaning that like other living things, they are composed of cells. Both types of cells store food in vacuoles, have cytoplasm, golgi bodies, and ribosomes, but they have a number of distinct differences as well. Animal cells have a membrane and are more irregularly shaped, while plant cells have a cell wall and are rectangular. Additionally, plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts, which aid in the process of photosynthesis.
The image above shows the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Which of the organelles is responsible for helping plants convert sunlight into sugar?
chloroplasts
mitochondria
cell walls
phototropes
Explanation
The answer is chloroplasts.
Plants and animals are both organisms, meaning that like other living things, they are composed of cells. Both types of cells store food in vacuoles, have cytoplasm, golgi bodies, and ribosomes, but they have a number of distinct differences as well. Animal cells have a membrane and are more irregularly shaped, while plant cells have a cell wall and are rectangular. Additionally, plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts, which aid in the process of photosynthesis.
Plants are autotrophs; they produce energy from sunlight through the process of photosynthesis, for which they use cell organelles called:
chloroplasts
mitochondria
golgi bodies
ribosomes
Explanation
The answer is chloroplasts.
Plants and animals are both organisms, meaning that like other living things, they are composed of cells. Both types of cells store food in vacuoles, have cytoplasm, golgi bodies, and ribosomes, but they have a number of distinct differences as well. Animal cells have a membrane and are more irregularly shaped, while plant cells have a cell wall and are rectangular. Additionally, plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts, which aid in the process of photosynthesis.
What is the purpose of chloroplasts in plant cells?
to convert light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis
to convert light energy into chemical energy through cellular respiration
to convert nutrients from the soil into plant matter
to get water from the ground to different parts of the plant
Explanation
The answer is to convert light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.
Plants and animals are both organisms, meaning that like other living things, they are composed of cells. Both types of cells store food in vacuoles, have cytoplasm, golgi bodies, and ribosomes, but they have a number of distinct differences as well. Animal cells have a membrane and are more irregularly shaped, while plant cells have a cell wall and are rectangular. Additionally, plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts, which aid in the process of photosynthesis.
Does this image show a plant cell or an animal cell?
animal cell
plant cell
neither
not enough information
Explanation
The answer is an animal cell.
Plants and animals are both organisms, meaning that like other living things, they are composed of cells. Both types of cells store food in vacuoles, have cytoplasm, golgi bodies, and ribosomes, but they have a number of distinct differences as well. Animal cells have a membrane and are more irregularly shaped, while plant cells have a cell wall and are rectangular. Additionally, plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts, which aid in the process of photosynthesis.