Download Comparing Plant And Animal Cells Comparing Plant And Animal

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Comparing Plant And Animal Cells
Directions: Complete the chart below, then answer the questions.
Cell Part or Organelle
Is It Found In A Plant Cell?
Is It Found In A Animal Cell?
Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Chloroplast
Chromatin
Cytoplasm
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Golgi Bodies
Lysosome
Mitochondrion
Nucleus
Nuclear Membrane
Nucleolus
Ribosome
Vacuole
Questions:
What cell parts do Animal cells have that Plant cells do not have?
What cell parts do Plant cells have that Animal cells do not have?
Why do Plant cells have cell walls and Animal cells do not?
Why do think Plant cells have bigger vacuoles than Animal cells?
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Comparing Plant And Animal Cells using a VENN Diagram
Directions: Fill in the VENN Diagram to compare PLANT CELLS to ANIMAL CELLS. Use the words in the word from the table above.
PLANT CELL
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ANIMAL CELL
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Characteristics of the Plant Phylums
Basic Characteristics of Plants:
1. What are the 4 characteristics that distinguish plants from other kingdoms.
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B. ______________________________________________________
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Different divisions within the Plant Kingdom:
Nonvascular Plants:
2. What is the division (phylum) of a nonvascular plant? _________________________________________
3. Speculate how a plant without a vascular system is able to transport needed material around the plant.
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4. Although nonvascular plants live on land, they do require water to perform what task?
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5. List atleast 2 example of a nonvascular plant. _______________________________________________
Vascular Seedless Plants:
6. What is the division (phylum) of vascular seedless plants? ______________________________________
7. Identify the 2 types of vascular tissue. A. ____________________ B. ____________________________
8. Indicate the purpose of each type of vascular tissue.
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B. _______________________________________________________________________________
9. How do vascular seedless plants reproduce. _________________________________________________
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10. List at least 2 examples of vascular seedless plants. ___________________________________________
Vascular Seed Plants:
11. What are the divisions (phylums) of vascular seed plants? A.___________________B.___________________
12. Give an example of each division. A. ______________________ B. ____________________________
13. A seed is composed of what parts? ________________________________________________________
14. Gymnosperm are plants that produce _________________________ to reproduce.
15. Angiosperm are plants that produce __________________________ to reproduce.
16. Angiosperms are broken down into 2 classes, monocotyledons and dicotyleydons . In the table below write and
draw the differences between monocot and a dicot.
Monocots
Dicots
Seed
Leaves
Flower
Stem
Roots
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Label the Parts of a Plant
The Leaf:
Define the following words then use them to label the picture :
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Cuticle
Epidermis
Palisade mesophyll
Spongy mesophyll
Vascular bundle
A. Xylem
B. Phloem
Stomata
Guard cells
Air Space
Photosynthesis
The Stem:
Define the following words then use them to label the picture :
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Stem
Blade
Node
Internode
Petiole
Roots
Tap root
Fibrous root
Apical meristem
Lateral meristem
Shoot
Bud
The Flower:
Define the following words then use them to label the picture :
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Stem
Ovary
Eggs
Sepal
Petal
Stigma
Style
Pistil
Anther
Filament
Stamen
Receptacle
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Questions to ponder…
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What structural feature of bryophytes limits their size? Explain why this limits their size.
How do the stomata regulate the amount of water that leaves a plant?
How does the cuticle prevent water loss?
In what ways does vascular tissue provide an adaptive advantage for plants?
Compare and contrast evergreen plant and deciduous plant.
Compare and contrast phloem and xylem.
Why do land plants have more vascular tissue than do plants that live in moist or aquatic habitats?
Why can plants with xylem and phloem grow larger than plants without vascular tissue?
Describe an ideal seed for wind dispersal.
What insect might pollinate a flower that smelled like rotten meat?
Describe the ideal flower to be pollinated by butterflies.
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