Lesson 9 — Activity 3: Differences between Plant and Animal Cells
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Lesson 9 — Activity 3: Differences between Plant and Animal Cells
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You have learned that plant and animal cells have many features that are the same. There are, however, several differences, and you will learn about them in this activity.
This is a magnified plant cell.
The diagram below shows the differences between plant and animal cells.
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The differences include the following:- A plant cell has a cell wall and chloroplasts.
- The cell wall gives the plant its firm structure so it can grow upwards.
- Chloroplasts capture solar energy and convert it to energy that plants can use. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, which is a green-coloured chemical that assists in converting carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.
- Areas in a plant cell help make food for the plant.
Digging Deeper
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Click here to go to the Study Jams! website to watch a video that further explains what makes up plant cells.
When
you have finished watching the video, click on the "close" button in the upper
right-hand corner to exit the video. Then, click on the "Test Yourself"
button to to see how much you know about what makes up plant cells.
Digging
Deeper
Think back to the introduction of this lesson. There you read that cells can be similar to factories. Do you now see how this is so?
Factories usually have a management department that decides what product is made and makes other important decisions. That's like the nucleus in a cell.
All the energy for the factory is produced in a power plant. What cell part produces energy? Yes, it's the mitochondrion.
A factory stores water and waste products in containers. The vacuoles also treat and recycle wastes.
Factories have exterior walls that surround them. The cell membrane and cell walls do the same thing.
And the entire area of the factory, which contains all the departments and systems necessary to keep the factory running, is like the cytoplasm of a cell.
So the organization of a factory is quite similar to that of a cell!
Think back to the introduction of this lesson. There you read that cells can be similar to factories. Do you now see how this is so?
Factories usually have a management department that decides what product is made and makes other important decisions. That's like the nucleus in a cell.
All the energy for the factory is produced in a power plant. What cell part produces energy? Yes, it's the mitochondrion.
A factory stores water and waste products in containers. The vacuoles also treat and recycle wastes.
Factories have exterior walls that surround them. The cell membrane and cell walls do the same thing.
And the entire area of the factory, which contains all the departments and systems necessary to keep the factory running, is like the cytoplasm of a cell.
So the organization of a factory is quite similar to that of a cell!