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CellBiologist’sName:_________________________________Period:____Date:______________
Mrs.Bouchard–7thGradeScience
OrganellePacket
Direc&ons:Completeallpor&onsofthispackettoreceivea3,usingcompletesentenceswhen
appropriate.Have100%correctanswerstoreceivea4!
1.  Foreachofthefollowingstatements,circleifitisTRUEorFALSE.
a.  Cellsarevery,verysmall.
TRUEFALSE
TRUEFALSE
c.  Some,butnotalllivingthingsaremadeofcells.
TRUEFALSE
d.  Cellshelplivingthingsdotheirjobs,likedigestfood
andgetridofwastes.
TRUEFALSE
b.  Acellisthesmallestpartofa livingthingthatisconsideredalive.
2.  AreGreatWhiteSharksmadeofcells?YesorNo:_______
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3.  Finishthissentencebyusingthewordcelltoexplainwhycellsaresortoflikebricks:
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4.  Howisacelllikeafactory?Finishthissentence,usingthewordorganelle:
Justlikeafactoryhasmachinesthathelpitdoitsjobs,_______________________________
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DIRECTIONS:BelowaredescripYonsofthenineorganellesyouhavestudied.
Nexttoeach,writethenameoftheorganellethatisbeingdescribed.
UseyourCellAdventureBooktohelpyouout(butyoushouldbeabletodoitwithoutit!).
WORDBANK:nucleus,cellmembrane,mitochondria,endoplasmicreYculum,ribosome,
golgibody,lysosome,vacuole,cytoplasm.
Which
Organelle?
OrganelleDescrip&ons
Thecell’scontrolcenter,or“brain.”Itdirectsallofthecell’s
acYviYes.
Thisorganelletakesmaterialsthecellmakes,preparesthemto
betransported,andsendsthemtootherpartsofthecellor
outsidethecell.
Thesearelargesacswithinacellthatareusedtostorefood,
waterandotherimportantsubstances.
Theboundarythatseparatesthecellfromtheoutside
environment.Itcontrolswhatsubstancescomeintoandoutofa
cell.
Thepowerhousesofthecell.Theyconvertenergyinfoodto
energythecellcanusetocarryoutitstasks.
Thesearesmalltanksthatcontainchemicalsthatbreakdown
materialsinthecell.Somebreakdownfoodintosmallerpieces.
Othersbreakdownoldcellpartsandreleasewhattheywere
madeofsotheycanbeusedagain.
Thisorganelleisaseriesofpassagewaysthatcarrymaterials
fromonepartofthecelltoanother.
Theseorganellesmakeproteins,importantchemicalsthatweuse
tomakenewcells.
Thisisn’tanorganelle,butisactuallythejello-likestuffinsidethe
cellthatholdsalloftheorganelles.
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DIRECTIONS:Belowisadiagramofthecell.Labelthediagramwiththeorganelles.
Onepartnerfillsoutthewhiteboxes,andtheotherfillsoutthegrayboxes.
UseyourCellAdventureBooktohelpyouout!
WORDBANK:nucleus,cellmembrane,mitochondria,endoplasmicreYculum,ribosome,
golgibody,lysosome,vacuole,cytoplasm.
Upforachallenge?Onemorepage,thentheBigGoal!
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ANALOGIES!We’vebeenlearningaboutthepartsofthecellbycomparingthemtothepartsofa
factory.Canyouthinkofyourownanalogiesforthecellorganelles?
Writeanalogiesforeachofthenineorganelleswehavelearnedabout.Herearesomeexamples.
• Theendoplasmicre2culumislikethehallwaysatTalbot.Botharepassagewaysthatletthings–
eitherpeopleormaterials–moveandbetransported.
• TheGolgiBodyislikemymomduringtheholidays.Shewrapspresentsandsendsthemto
relaYves–justliketheGolgiBodypackagesandsendsmaterialsaroundandoutofthecell.
Thenucleusislike_______________________________________________________________
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Thecellmembraneislike_________________________________________________________
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Themitochondriaarelike_________________________________________________________
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Theendoplasmicre&culumislike__________________________________________________
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Theribosomesarelike___________________________________________________________
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TheGolgiBodyislike____________________________________________________________
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Avacuoleislike_________________________________________________________________
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Alysosomeislike_______________________________________________________________
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ThinkaboutourYmewithplantcellsandanimalcellsandhowtheircellsaredifferent!
Afullanswerwillcorrectlyusethewordscell,cellwall,largecentralvaculole,andchloroplast.
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For each of the following statements, circle whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE.
a.  Plant cells have cell walls, but animal cells do not.
TRUE
FALSE
b.  Animal cells have cell membranes, but plant cells do not. TRUE
FALSE
c.  Both plant cells and animal cells have chloroplasts.
TRUE
FALSE
d.  Plants have one large vacuole to store water.
but animal cells have many smaller vacuoles.
TRUE
FALSE
e.  Both plant cells and animal cells have mitochondria.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following best describes the role of the cell wall in a plant cell?
a.  It makes the major decisions of the cell.
b.  It is the powerhouse of a plant cell, responsible for producing energy.
c.  It is the outside of the cell, and helps to protect and support it.
d.  It breaks down and recycles old cell parts.
Which of the following best describes the role of the chloroplast in a plant cell?
a.  Packaging materials the cell needs and sending them around the cell.
b.  Capturing the sun’s energy so plants can use it to make their own food.
c.  Letting important materials enter the cell and keeping dangerous materials out.
d.  Storing food, water and other important substances.
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Whatdoesthecellwalldoforaplantcell?________________________________________
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Whatdoesachloroplastdoforaplantcell?_______________________________________
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Whatifaplantcelldidnothavechloroplasts?Woulditbeabletosurvive?Explain!
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Whatifaplantcelldidnothaveacellwall?Woulditbeabletosurvive?Explain!
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Rememberouranalogies?Forexample,thenucleusislikethecentralofficeofafactory,because
justlikethecentralofficemakesdecisions,thenucleuscontrolswhatthecelldoes.
Whatisagoodanalogyforthechloroplast?(Start,“Thechloroplastislike…”)
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Whatisagoodanalogyforthecellwall?(Start,“Thechloroplastislike…”)
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Labelthetwochloroplastsonthe
diagramofthecelltotheright.
Labelthecellwallonthe
diagramofthecelltotheright.
Be your best.
DetermineifthestatementisTRUEorFALSE(circlethecorrectanswer):
ProkaryotesdonothaveanucleustoholdtheirDNA.
TRUEFALSE
Prokaryotesarecomplexcellswithmanyorganelles.
TRUEFALSE
Eukaryoteshavealltheorganelleswehavestudied,suchas
mitochondriaandlysosomes.
TRUEFALSE
PlantsandanimalsbothhaveeukaryoYccells.
TRUEFALSE
IsthepicturetotherightaprokaryoYcoreukaryoYccell?
Explainhowyouknowin1-2sentences.
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Chlamydomonas
AmoebasareprefyuniqueproYsts.Canyoudescribewhatisdifferentaboutthewaythatthey
gettheirfoodandmovefromthewayotherproYsts,suchasChlamydomonaseatandmove?
Usecompletesentencesandacademicvocabulary.ConYnueyourworkonthenextpage.
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Chlamydomonas
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