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Cells
Intro to cellular structure
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3rd Grade
04/01/2015

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Cells are the _______.
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building blocks of life
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All organisms are made up of how many cells?
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one or more
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Do cells have the same or different sizes shapes, and jobs?
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different
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A microscope does what?
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magnifies or makes tiny things look larger
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Cells have smaller parts that do what?
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help them stay alive
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Are all cells the same?
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No
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Plant and animals _______ the same cell parts.


a) do not have

b) share some of

c) have all of

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share some of
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Do plant cells also have some things that animal cells do not?
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Yes
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What structure do plant cells have that animal cells do not?
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chloroplasts
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What are chloroplasts?
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A part in plant cells that contains chlorophyll, which enables the plant to make its own food using the Sun's energy.
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Animal cells do or do not have chloroplasts or chlorophyll?
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do NOT
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What is the sturdy outermost layer of a plant cell?
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cell wall
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Cell walls give the cell a shape like a _______.
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box
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Do animal cells have a cell wall?
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No
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What is the outermost layer of animal cells?
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cell membrane
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Animal cells tend to have a _______ shape.
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round
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Cell wall-
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The stiff outermost structure that protects and supports the plant cell.
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Chloroplast-
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The plant cell's food factory; contains chlorophyll.
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Nucleus-
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This structure controls all cell activities.
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Vacuole-
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The structure that stores the cell's food, water, and wastes.
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Plant cells have how many vacuoles?
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one or two
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Animal cells have how many vacuoles?
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many
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Cell membrane-
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In animals, this thin covering is found outside the cell.


In plants, it is inside the cell wall.

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Cytoplasm-
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A jellylike substance that fills a cell and contains the other cell parts, water and other important chemicals.
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