Year 8
Cell structures
Identify the sub-cellular structures that make up cells and describe their functions.
Year 8
Cell structures
Identify the sub-cellular structures that make up cells and describe their functions.
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Key learning points
- Label the sub-cellular structures of an animal cell
- Label the sub-cellular structures of a plant cell
- Describe the function of the sub-cellular structures
- Compare the structure of a plant cell and an animal cell
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which one of the following is a type of plant?
bird
human
lion
Q2.
Which of the following is not alive?
dog
mushroom
plant
Q3.
What piece of equipment do scientists use to magnify and view cells?
binoculars
telescope
Q4.
Which type of organism is able to use sunlight to make glucose?
animal
fish
Q5.
Starting with the smallest, put these in order of size.
Q6.
What would you call something that forms a layer or a barrier around an object?
a pore
the centre
6 Questions
Q1.
Which two structures are not found in an animal cell?
cell membrane
cytoplasm
mitochondria
Q2.
What is the function of the chloroplasts?
site of aerobic respiration
site of protein synthesis
Q3.
What is the function of the vacuole in a plant cell?
contains DNA that controls cell activities
site of aerobic respiration
site of protein synthesis
Q4.
An animal cell does not contain a cell wall, vacuole or .
Q5.
What is the function of the cell wall in plant cells?
controls what enters and exits the cell
jelly-like substance where chemical reactions occur
where photosynthesis takes place
Q6.
Match the sub-cellular structure to their function.
controls what enters and exits the cell
where aerobic respiration occurs
jelly-like substance where chemical reactions occur
site of protein synthesis
contains DNA that controls cell activities