Cell Structure Practice
Answer with structure-function language: name the part, describe its feature, and connect that feature to the job.
Learning objective
A printable worksheet comparing plant and animal cells and linking organelles to functions.
Questions
1. Why does a plant cell need a cell wall as well as a cell membrane?
2. Match nucleus, chloroplast and vacuole to a likely function.
3. A cell has a large vacuole and chloroplasts. What kind of cell is it likely to be? Give evidence.
4. Explain why cells are often called the basic units of life.
Answer section
- 1. The wall gives support; the membrane controls exchange.
- 2. Nucleus controls activities, chloroplasts absorb light for photosynthesis, vacuole stores cell sap and helps support.
- 3. A plant cell, based on chloroplasts and the large vacuole.
- 4. Living organisms are made of cells, and cell processes carry out the functions needed for life.
Check your method: An answer is stronger when the working, unit, diagram or explanation makes the choice visible.