1. Chapter 1 – Structure of Living Things Lesson 1 – Cells © Brent Coley 2009 | www.mrcoley.com

2. What are plants and animals made of? All living things are made of cells. All living things are made of cells. Cells are the building blocks of all living things. Cells are the building blocks of all living things.

3. What are plants and animals made of? There are two different kinds of cells: There are two different kinds of cells: Plant cells Plant cells Animal cells Animal cells

4. How Can Cells Be Seen? Cells are very, very small. Cells are very, very small. A microscope must be used to look at cells. A microscope must be used to look at cells.

5. Parts (Organelles) of an Animal Cell Nucleus: controls what happens in the cell Nucleus: controls what happens in the cell AKA: Control center Cytoplasm: gel-like material that holds everything together Cytoplasm: gel-like material that holds everything together AKA: Packing material

6. Parts (Organelles) of an Animal Cell vacuole: stores food, water, and wastes vacuole: stores food, water, and wastes AKA: Storage bin mitochondrion: breaks down food and turns it into energy mitochondrion: breaks down food and turns it into energy AKA: Power plant

7. Parts (Organelles) of an Animal Cell cell membrane: thin layer around the outside of the cell cell membrane: thin layer around the outside of the cell AKA: The fence

8. Parts (Organelles) of a Plant Cell Plant cells have the same parts as animal cells plus two additional parts. Plant cells have the same parts as animal cells plus two additional parts. The vacuole in a plant cell has a slightly different job. The vacuole in a plant cell has a slightly different job.

9. Parts (Organelles) of a Plant Cell vacuole: stores water and gives shape to the cell vacuole: stores water and gives shape to the cell AKA: Shape keeper chloroplast: turns energy from sunlight into food chloroplast: turns energy from sunlight into food AKA: Food factory

10. Parts (Organelles) of a Plant Cell cell wall: hard outer layer that protects the cell and provides support cell wall: hard outer layer that protects the cell and provides support AKA: The wall

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