Name:_________________________________

Date:___________________________

Assignment #:___________________

Cell Structure and Function

Notes Parts of the cell: All cells contain internal structures that help them perform the activities of life.

There are two basic types of eukaryotic cells: plant and animal.

Cellular structure:

Typical ___________________ Cell

What is it about this cell that makes it eukaryotic? ____________________________________________

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Typical ______________________ Cell

Complete the table below to include the cell part (organelle), and description, the function, and if it is part of a

plant or animal cell or both.

Organelle Description Function Plant, Animal, or

Strong stiff, non-living layer

outside the cell membrane;

in plants it is made of

cellulose

Cell Membrane

Organelle Description Function Plant, Animal, or

both

Region between the

nuclear membrane and the

cell membrane—consists of

a jellylike substance that

contains the many

organelles

Both

Nucleus

Nucleolus Both

One of a set of structures

found in the nucleus; made

of DNA with a protein

support structure

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Makes lipids, breaks down drugs and

other substances, packages up

proteins for release from the cell,

and are the transportation system of

the cell.

Small, grain-like structure

that is made primarily of

RNA; maybe attached to

the ER or free-floating in

the cytoplasm; produced in

the nucleolus.

Place where proteins are made

Golgi Complex Processes and transports materials

outside of the cell

Organelle Description Function Plant, Animal, or

both

Rod-shaped organelle;

located in the cytoplasm;

has a smooth outer

membrane and a greatly

folded inner-membrane.

Both

Vacuole

Lysosomes Animal—Rare in

plant

Captures energy in sunlight and

uses it to produce sugar Plants

1. Name the organelles found in the cytoplasm: _______________________________________________________

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2. Which two organelles are found in plant cells but not in animal cells? ____________________________________

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3. Which organelle is found in animal cells but is generally not found in plant cells? Why? _____________________

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4. Why is the process that takes place in the mitochondrion often described as being the opposite if the process that

takes place in a chloroplast? _____________________________________________________________________

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