Watch and listen to the video, and fill in the missing words in the right spaces.
General Structure of the Cell:
1) All plant cells and animal cells are surrounded by a _____________, which is a thin, flexible layer that
separates the inside of the cell from the outside of the cell.
2) Plant cells have an extra layer called the ___________ that surrounds the ____________.
3) Inside the _____________, cells have smaller parts called ____________, which are like tiny organs
that each do specific jobs inside the cell.
4) All of the _____________ are held in a special gel called ______________.
Major Organelles:
5) The ___________ is the control centre of the cell, which acts kind of like the brain, and contains the
DNA of the cell.
6) ______________ are basically storage tanks, to hold water or other materials that the cell needs.
7) A plant cell usually has one large ____________, whereas animal cells may have several smaller ones,
called ______________.
8) _______________ are the “powerhouses” of the cell – they take food and convert it into energy that
the cell can use.
9) ________________ are shaped like tiny balls and make things the cell needs, like proteins.
10) ___________________, or ER, is the “cellular highway”, acting as a transportation network that
takes molecules where they need to go.
11) The ER takes proteins to the _________________, which acts as a “post office”, checking proteins
for flaws, packaging them up, and sending them where they need to go.
12) ________________________ are found only in plant cells, and contain chlorophyll, the substance
that allows plants to carry out photosynthesis.
cytoplasm
ribosomes
organelles x2
Video Link:
All About Cells and Cell Structure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nBtY6LR030
nucleus
cell wall
vesicles
vacuole
cell membrane x2
chloroplasts
vacuoles
Golgi apparatus
mitochondria
membrane
endoplasmic reticulum
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The Parts of a Cell
General Structure of the Cell:
1) All plant cells and animal cells are surrounded by a cell membrane, which is a thin, flexible layer that
separates the inside of the cell from the outside of the cell.
2) Plant cells have an extra layer called the cell wall that surrounds the membrane.
3) Inside the cell membrane, cells have smaller parts called organelles, which are like tiny organs that
each do specific jobs inside the cell.
4) All of the organelles are held in a special gel called cytoplasm.
Major Organelles:
5) The nucleus is the control centre of the cell, which acts kind of like the brain, and contains the DNA of
the cell.
6) Vacuoles are basically storage tanks, to hold water or other materials that the cell needs.
7) A plant cell usually has one large vacuole, whereas animal cells may have several smaller ones, called
vesicles.
8) Mitochondria are the “powerhouses” of the cell – they take food and convert it into energy that the
cell can use.
9) Ribosomes are shaped like tiny balls and make things the cell needs, like proteins.
10) Endoplasmic reticulum, or ER, is the “cellular highway”, acting as a transportation network that
takes molecules where they need to go.
11) The ER takes proteins to the Golgi apparatus, which acts as a “post office”, checking proteins for
flaws, packaging them up, and sending them where they need to go.
12) Chloroplasts are found only in plant cells, and contain chlorophyll, the substance that allows plants
to carry out photosynthesis.
Video Link:
All About Cells and Cell Structure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nBtY6LR030
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Can you label these parts of an animal cell?
1) ___________________________________
2)______________________
7)___________________
6)_____________
5)____________
_______________
3)______________________
___
4)_________________________
ribosomes
vacuole
endoplasmic reticulum
nucleus
Golgi apparatus
mitochondria
chloroplast
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TEACHER COPY - ANSWERS
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