Plant and
Animal Cells
Biology
by
Mary Deutcher
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Plant and Animal Cells
Purpose:
Identify the parts and purposes of plant and animal cells.
Composite Listing of Show-Me Standards Assessed: 3.2.A.a.
Subject Area: Science
Materials and Resources Needed:
 Module Packet which contains:
- response sheets
- (stimulus materials or other reference sheets)
- prompt for performance event/task
- scoring guides
 pencil
Time Needed for Module: 1 hour
Instructions for Administration:
Students should be sitting at separate desks all facing the front of the room. The teacher will
announce the time limit at the beginning of the assessment and review the directions for each
section. As the assessment begins, the teacher will travel throughout the room checking on the
progress of students and staying available for clarification of directions.
Pre-assessment Instructions:
Students need to read and follow directions for each different section of the assessment.
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Label the following parts of the plant and animal cells using the words
from the word bank on the next page (remember that some of the cell
parts will be used more than once).
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Word Bank for Plant and Animal Cell Diagrams
Chlroplasts
Cytoplasm
Cell membrane
Lysosome
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Nucleolus
Centrosome
Cell wall
Vacuole
Nuclear Membrane
Rough ER
Ribosome
Smooth ER
Golgi Body
Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition by placing the letter in the
blank.
1. _____ cell membrane
a. Semipermeable membrane
enclosing the cytoplasm of a
cell.
b. The food producers of the cell
that creates sugars.
c. The fluid that fills a cell.
d. Storage bubbles for food and
nutrients found in cells.
e. The brain of the cell that
controls eating, movement, and
reproduction.
f. This helps a plant keep its
shape.
2. _____nucleus
3. _____cell wall
4. _____chloroplast
5. _____cytoplasm
6. _____vacuole
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In the following plant cell, each part of the cell is labeled with the total
percentage of the cell it occupies. Use the data below to fill in the pie
chart that shows the percentage of the cell that each part occupies.
Choose divisions in the pie chart that accurately represent the
percentages shown and label each section with the cell part, percentage,
and given color.
Cell part
Percentage
Color
Cell membrane
Nucleus
Cell wall
Chloroplast
Cytoplasm
Others (parts not mentioned)
5%
10%
5%
20%
40%
20%
Black
Red
Blue
Yellow
Green
Brown
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Answer the following questions by circling the correct answer to fill in
the blank.
1. Question: The ________ can be called the brain of the cell.
a. Nucleus
b. Cytoplast
c. Vacuoles
d. Cytoplasm
2. The _____________ is a structure that surrounds the cell membrane.
a. Plasma membrane
b. Cell wall
c. Nuclear membrane
d. mitochondria
3. Which is not a function of the vacuoles?
a. Waste storage
b. Autophagy
c. Protection from certain bacteria
d. Determine the shape of the cell
4. A ________ can be defined as the "structural and functional unit of life".
a. Cell
b. Cell membrane
c. Organelles
d. Cell nucleus
5. A key molecule NOT found in a chloroplast is__________.
a. Chlorophyll
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Water
d. steroids
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