LAB: Plant Cells vs. Animal Cell (Make-up)—DO NOT PRINT THIS PAGE!
CHEEK CELLS – 400X
1. Cytoplasm
2. Nucleus
3. Cell membrane
(cell parts are labeled for you in this first image)
CHEEK CELLS
ONION CELL
Label: nucleus, cell wall,
and cytoplasm
ELODEA CELL- 400X
Label: chloroplast, cell wall, and cytoplasm
For your lab, pretend this is what you have observed
under the microscope.
1. The magnification (power) for each of the BLACK
circles on the images will be labeled as: 400x and
the sample line will be labeled as: elodea cell, onion
cell, and cheek cells
2. DRAW IN DETAIL and COLOR the BLACK circled
areas of the pictures. (DRAW everything you see in
this circled area on your lab sheet)
 Note: cheek cells need to be colored blue.
3. LABEL all cell parts that you recognize!!!!!
(Use your notes and the text to help you)
4. Complete the lab by answering the discussion
questions (see attached student data sheet)
Name ___________________________________________
Period ______ Date ______________
LAB: PLANT CELLS vs. ANIMAL CELLS
RESULTS
Microscope Observations
*Within the circles below, draw what you see. Make sure to give each figure:
 a number and title (ex: Figure 1: Onion Cell)
 magnification (40x, 100x, or 400x)
 label all visible cell parts
*Use pencil or colored pencil. LABEL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!
Power: ________________
Sample:_______________
Power: ________________
Sample:_______________
Power: ________________
Sample: _______________
Data Table 1: Observations
Summarize the cell parts that were visible for each cell type.
Cell Type
Structures Observed (what did you label in
your drawing?)
Onion Cells (Allium)
Elodea densa
Human cheek cell
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Why are stains such as methylene blue used when observing cells under the microscope?
2. What is an advantage of using a wet-mount preparation instead of a dry-mount preparation in the
study of living cells?
3. In general, the surface of a tree has a harder "feel" than does the surface of a dog. What cell
characteristic or cell structure of each organism can be used to explain the difference?
4. If you were given a slide containing living cells of an unknown organism, how would you identify
the cells as either plant or animal?
5. Fill in the Venn-Diagram below showing six similarities and three differences between plant and
animal cell organelles.
PLANT
ANIMAL