Comparing Plant and

Animal Cell
 A Venn diagram shows relationship
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areas.
Q1. Compare the shape of a plant cell with that
of an animal cell.

Plant cells are rectangular or

angular or rigid in shape, while animal
cells are rounded and somewhat
irregular in shape.
Q2. Based on the illustration earlier,
which cell parts are found in both plant
and animal cell?

The nucleus, plasma membrane,

cytoplasm, mitochondria, rough and
smooth endoplasmic reticulum, golgi
body, vacuole/vesicle, ribosomes and
lysosome.
Q3. What organelles or cell parts are present
only in animal cells?

The centrioles only

Q4. What organelles or cell parts are
present only in plant cells?

The cell wall and chloroplast.

Q5. Based on your observations and answers
on the activity, cite differences and similarities
of plant and animal cells.
Plant and animal cells differ in shape
and in some parts. Plant cells are
rectangular or rigid in shape while animal
cells are rounded and somewhat irregular in
shape.
Plant cells have cell walls and
chloroplasts which animal cells do not have.
Animal cells have centrioles which plant
cells do not have.
 Both plant and animal cells have
common parts namely: the nucleus,
plasma membrane, cytoplasm,
mitochindrion, rough and smooth
endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi body,
vacuole/vesicles and lysosomes.
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function properly?

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exit of needed substances or entrance
of unneeded or poisonous substances
that may lead to death of the cell.
 The Cell Wall
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found outside the
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Q7. What is the purpose of cell wall
in plants?

The cell wall being made of tough

or rigid material gives shape and
protection to plant cells.

Cellulose
 The Chloroplast
Chloroplasts are
usually disc in
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Chloroplast is
responsible for
performing
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or food making
done by plants.
Q8. Look at the figure earlier. Why
are there several chloroplasts in the
plant cell?

The greater the number of

chloroplast in them makes them
efficient in making more food for
the plant.
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that eat them?

Vacuoles in some plants may

contain poison or toxic substances.
These substances can harm these
animals once eaten
 The Mitochondria
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 The Nucleolus

It is the prominent round structure in

the nucleus that produces ribosomes
 Did you
know???
 When a cell becomes damaged or undergoes some
type of infection, it will self destruct by a process
Cells Apoptosis
called apoptosis. commitworks suicide.
to ensure proper
development and to keep the body's natural process
of mitosis in check. A cell's inability to undergo
apoptosis can result in the development of cancer.
Only nerve cells can not
regenerate
The biggest cell found in human
body is the EGG CELL
The smallest cell found in human
body in terms of volume are the
RED BLOOD CELLS
There are more bacterial cells in
the body than human cells.
I. Choose the letter of the correct answer from
the choices below.

A. Cytoplasm D. Make food for the cell

B. Vacuoles E. Excrete waste material
C. Nucleus F. Plasma Membrane

1. What part of the cell/organelle

allows the different activities of the
cell to happen?
A. Cytoplasm D. Make food for the cell
B. Vacuoles E. Excrete waste material
C. Nucleus F. Plasma Membrane

2. If the chloroplasts of a plant

cell are damaged, what will it be
unable to do?
A. Cytoplasm D. Make food for the cell
B. Vacuoles E. Excrete waste material
C. Nucleus F. Plasma Membrane

3. Which part allows or prevents

substances to go into and out of
the cell?
A. Cytoplasm D. Make food for the cell
B. Vacuoles E. Excrete waste material
C. Nucleus F. Plasma Membrane

4. What part of the cell store

water and maintain its rigidity?
II. Tick (/) the box that corresponds to the
organelle found in plant cell or animal cell. Put
an X if an organelle is absent.
II. Tick (/) the box that corresponds to the
organelle found in plant cell or animal cell. Put
an X if an organelle is absent.