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Plant and Animal Cell Diagrams
The smallest unit of life is a cell. There are two types of cells: animal and plant cells.
Your task is to draw a diagram of each one, color and label them, and then define each of
their major parts.
___ 1. On an 8 1/2” x 11” piece of paper, put your name, date, and period at the top right,
and the underlined title: Animal Cell (or Plant Cell).
___ 2. Make your diagram ‘large’, as shown in class, neat, and colorful.
___ 3. Label your cell with the following parts: Cell Membrane, Nucleus, (Nuclear)
Membrane, Ribosome, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Mitochondrion, Chromosomes,
Cytoplasm, and Vacuole.
___ 4. Copy the following information on the back of your paper, and study/memorize it:
Animal Cell Organelles:
1. Cell Membrane:
-saclike lining that surrounds the cell
-holds the insides together
-controls the flow of substances in and out of the cell
2. Nucleus:
-’control center’/brain
-contains chromosomes
3. Chromosomes: Store the directions for all of the cell’s activities
4. Nuclear Membrane:
-membrane that surrounds the nucleus
5. Cytoplasm:
-jellylike fluid that fills the cell
6. Endoplasmic Reticulum:
-channels/“railroad” system to transport materials
7. Ribosome:
-produce substances needed for growth and other activities (‘factory’ for
making proteins)
8. Vacuole:
-stores water/food/wastes
9. Mitochondrion:
-capsule-shaped body that creates energy for the cell (Cellular Respiration)
___ 5. On another sheet of paper, draw a Plant Cell. Repeat steps 1 and 2 above.
___ 6. Label your cell with the following parts: Cell Membrane, Cell Wall, Ribosome,
Mitochondrion, Endoplasmic Reticulum, (Nuclear) Membrane, Nucleus,
Chromosomes, Vacuole, and Chloroplast.
___ 7. Copy the following information on the back of your paper, and study/memorize it:
Plant Cell Organelles:
(The same as animal cell, but it also has 2 additional parts):
1. Cell Wall:
-stiff membrane that covers the outside of cell membrane (box-like shape)
2. Chloroplast:
-green bodies that trap sunlight energy for making food (Photosynthesis)
-From the Greek words ’chloro’ (green) and ‘plastid’ (body)