EAL Nexus Resource Cells Reference booklet Subject: Science Age group: 12 – 14, 15 - 16 Topic: Cells, organs and life processes © Bell Educational Trust 2016 EAL Nexus – free downloadable teaching materials https://eal.britishcouncil.org/ This resource was originally developed by Z. Davies and has been adapted for EAL Nexus.

Glossary plant cell animal cell photosynthesis respiration nucleus cell wall cell membrane cytoplasm chloroplast vacuole mitochondria building blocks Ask the EAL learners to translate the keywords into their first languages

The bodies of all plants and animals are made up of tiny living units (like building blocks) called cells. Most plants and animals’ bodies have millions of cells. There are many different types of plant and animal cells.

Plant cells Chloroplasts- full of chlorophyll, which traps light needed for photosynthesis Mitochondria-respiration happens in these Nucleus-controls what the cell does Cell wall- covers the membrane and gives strength to the cell Cell membrane- controls what gets in and comes out of the cell Vacuole-large space full of fluid Cytoplasm- lots of membranes, made from proteins and fats

Animal cells Cell membrane – controls what goes in and what comes out of the cell Nucleus –controls what the cell does and carries the genetic information Cytoplasm- all chemical reactions happen in here Mitochondria-respiration happens in these

Found in plant cells only: Plant and animal cells cell membrane nucleus cytoplasm mitochondria animal cell plant cell Found in plant cells only: chloroplasts vacuole cell wall

Image attributions Building blocks: https://pixabay.com/en/lego-building-blocks-lego-duplo-189762/ Public domain via Pixabay Blocks fitted together: https://pixabay.com/p-190704/?no_redirect Public domain via Pixabay Green leaf: https://pixabay.com/p-1001679/?no_redirect Public domain via Pixabay Plant cells: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastid By Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh (photographed by myself) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons Plant cell: Drawn by R Wilson based on https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simple_diagram_of_plant_cell_(en).svg By domdomegg (Own work) [CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Animal cell: Drawn by R Wilson based on https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simple_diagram_of_animal_cell_(blank).svg By domdomegg (Own work) [CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons