Name: _____________________________________
CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION PRE-CLASS PREPARATION:
READING OUTLINE
Fill in the reading outline as you read your textbook in preparation for a graded in-class activity
covering cell organelles, cell structure, and how they relate to the functions of eukaryotic cells.
I.
Define the common traits of all eukaryotic cells.
II.
Compare and contrast the characteristics of:
a. Plant cells
b. Animal cells
III.
Identify the functions of the following cellular organelles and structures.
i.
Does the organelle have a specific location within the cytoplasm? If so, where is
it found?
ii.
Is the organelle specifically associated with particular cell types? If so, what
types?
a. Ribosomes
b. Golgi Apparatus
c. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
d. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
e. Nucleus
f.
Chloroplasts
g. Mitochondria
h. Vacuoles
i.
Vesicles
j.
Cytoplasm
k. Lysosomes
l.
Peroxisomes
m. Centrioles
n. Cytoskeleton
o. Flagella
p. Cilia
q. Microvilli
r.
Cell Membrane
s. Cell Wall
IV.
Identify the labeled organelles and structures in the animal and plant cell models
below:
1) _____________________
2)_____________________
3)_____________________
4)_____________________
5)_____________________
6)_____________________
7)_____________________
8)_____________________
9)_____________________
10)____________________
11)____________________
12)____________________
13)____________________
14)____________________
15)____________________
16)____________________
V.
In addition to those listed above, what are other characteristics that might influence a
cell’s function?