Download Cell Coloring

Name _____________________
Date __________________ Hr
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Directions: Read, Do and Answer the questions in order! Do not only color and go back to answer the questions.
1. Color the cell membrane LIGHT RED on the animal & plant cell. The cell membrane is a thin, flexible barrier
made up of lipids & some proteins. Its function is to protect the cell, as well as allow certain substances in & out.
2. Shade the cytoplasm LIGHT YELLOW in the animal cell. This is the material in the cell that contains all the
organelles or “little organs.” The cytoplasm is not listed on the plant cell worksheet, but it is present in plant
cells. Shade the cytoplasm LIGHT YELLOW in the plant cell & label it “cytoplasm.”
3. Color the cell wall PURPLE on the plant cell. Where is the cell wall located with respect to the cell
membrane? ____________________________________________Is there a cell wall present in animal
cells? ______ The function of the cell wall is to support & protect the cell. It also allows water, oxygen,
carbon dioxide, & other substances to pass through.
4. Draw a BLACK BOX around the nucleus in the animal and plant cell. The nucleus is the control center of the cell.
It contains the hereditary information of DNA. This DNA contains the information on how to make proteins &
other important molecules that you need to survive. During cell division, the chromatin becomes more condensed
and forms chromosomes.
The nucleus is made up of several parts: chromatin, nucleolus, & the nuclear envelope.
A. Color the chromatin ORANGE in the animal cell. Chromatin is made of DNA bound to proteins. It
thickens into ___________________________ during cell division. This is the genetic
information that is passed from generation to generation (parent to child).
B. Color the nucleolus PINK in the animal cell. They function by assembling ribosomes.
C. Color the nuclear envelope LIGHT BLUE, leaving the nuclear pores WHITE, on both the animal &
plant cell. The nuclear envelope is a double-membrane that surrounds the nucleus’ insides. The
pores within the envelope chemical messengers to pass into and out of the nucleus. This is how the
nucleus communicates with its environment. Nuclear pores also allow RNA to exit. RNA copies the
genetic code from DNA & acts as a messenger taking the information to ribosomes, where proteins
are made based on the code.
D. Although the nucleolus & chromatin are not visible (due to the nuclear envelope) in the plant cell, they ARE
present inside. Write: “Chromatin & nucleolus are present in plant cells” next to the word nucleus on your
plant worksheet.
5. Draw a BROWN CIRCLE around the centrioles in the animal cell. The centrioles play a role in cell division in
animal cells only. Centrioles are made up of microtubules.
The following parts are organelles or “little organs” in the cytoplasm of the cell.
6. Color the ribosomes BLACK in the animal & plant cell.
Name two places ribosomes are located. ___________________________ & ________________________
What macromolecule is assembled on ribosomes? _____________________________________
Where do the instructions to make these macromolecules come from? _____________________
7. Color the ER or endoplasmic reticulum GRAY in the animal & plant cell. The cell contains both a rough ER and
a smooth ER. The rough ER has ribosomes on its surface. These ribosomes produce proteins that (a) may be
modified, (b) will be shipped out of the cell or (c) become incorporated into a membrane. Write an uppercase
“R” on the rough ER. The smooth ER does not contain ribosomes. The smooth ER is involved in the production
of lipids. Place an uppercase “S” on the smooth ER in both the animal & plant cell.
What is the function of the rough ER? ___________________________________________
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What is the function of the smooth ER? __________________________________________
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8. Color the Golgi apparatus (or Golgi complex or Golgi body) BROWN in the animal & plant cell. The Golgi
apparatus receives proteins from the rough ER and alters these proteins by adding carbohydrates or lipids to
the proteins. The Golgi apparatus has enzymes that are designed for this purpose. The proteins are then
shipped to their final destination.
The function of the Golgi apparatus is to attach what to proteins? _______________________________
Then what happens to the proteins? _______________________________________________
9. Color the lysosomes DARK RED in the animal cell. Lysosomes are small membrane bound sacs that contain
digestive enzymes. The enzymes can be used to digest food and old damaged organelles. Lysosomes can also
cause the death of a cell if they receive a signal that there has been so much damage done to the cell that the
cell cannot repair itself. This process is call apoptosis. Name three functions of lysosomes.
1) _____________________________________________________________________
2) _____________________________________________________________________
3) _____________________________________________________________________
10. Write an uppercase “V” on all the vacuoles in the animal & plant cell. The function of vacuoles is to store
water, salts, proteins, & carbohydrates. Name two differences you notice between the vacuole(s) in the animal
versus the plant cell.
1) _____________________________________________________________________
2) _____________________________________________________________________
11. Color the chloroplasts DARK GREEN in the plant cell. Chloroplasts are present in plant cells, because plants
are autotrophs. That is, they can trap the sun’s energy and store in carbohydrates. This process is called
photosynthesis. Chloroplasts are not present in animal cells. It is because of this that animals are
heterotrophs.
Chloroplasts are used by plants in what process? _________________________
How do animals get their energy? _______________________________________________
Do fungi contain chloroplasts? ________ How do you know? ____________________________
12. Color the mitochondria DARK YELLOW in the animal & plant cell. The function of mitochondria is to release
energy in stored food molecules. This released energy is to use to make smaller, high-energy compounds a cell
uses to power growth, development, & movement.
Based on what you learned in biochemistry, where is this energy stored? _____________________________