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• SC.6.L.14.4 Compare and contrast

the structure and function of major

organelles of plant and animal cells,

including cell wall, cell membrane,

nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts,

mitochondria, and vacuoles.

Day #1 Agenda

• Benchmark Break ↓

• Structure/Function

• Nucleus

• Chloroplasts

• Mitochondria

• Day One Formative Assessment

Benchmark Break ↓• SC.6.L.14.4 Compare and contrast the structure and

function of major organelles of plant and animal cells,

including cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm,

chloroplasts, mitochondria, and vacuoles.

Rewrite

KNOW: The structure and function of the main 7

organelles (cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus,

cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria, and

vacuoles).

DO: Compare/Contrast Animal and Plant Cells

and the organelles in each. Identify

structure/function of the main 7 organelles.

Definitions

Function: n. The

specific action that

something does

Definitions

Structure:The way that the parts

of something are

arranged.

Control Center

Holds genetic

material (DNA)

Nucleus

Nu

cleu

sPlant Cell. The dark purple spot is the

nucleus. The large green blob is the central

vacuole.

Nucleus

• Function: Control center of the cell,

holds genetic information (DNA).

• Found: In ALL Eukaryotic Cells

Analogy: Front Office (keeps

records, communicates w/teachers.)

The Nucleus

The Nucleus/Front Office

The Cafeteria:

Produces Food

Chloroplast

Chloroplasts

• Function: To make food (glucose) through photosynthesis.

• Found: ONLY in plant cells!

• Analogy: The cafeteria kitchen (where food is prepared with heat energy)

Ch

loro

pla

st

The

cafeteria’s

kitchen

Chloroplast

Yummy!

Powerhouse!

Cellular Respiration

produces energy

(ATP)

Mitochondria

Turn & Talk

• How did the oxygen and

sugars reach the

mitochondria?

• How does the mitochondria

get rid of waste?

Mitochondria

Mitochondria

• Function: convert chemical energy stored in food into ATP energy (Cellular Respiration)

• Found: In ALL Eukaryotic Cells in the cytoplasm

• Analogy: Cafeteria (Where you convert food to energy)

• More mitochondria are found in muscle cells than skin.

The

Cafeteria

Mitochondria

Day One Formative Assessment

Which of the following is

NOT present in animal cells?

a. Cell Membrane

b. Chloroplasts

c. Mitochondria

d. Vacuoles

Day #2 Agenda

•Cell Membrane

•Cell Wall

•Cytoplasm

•Vacuole• Day Two Formative Assessment

Controls what

gets in and out of

the cell

Cell Membrane

Cell Membrane

• Function: Allow items to enter/exit the

cell. Keeps bad stuff out.

• Found: ALL Cells have a cell membrane

• Analogy: Doors of School

Lipid Bi-layer

Gives the plant

cells structure &

support

Cell Wall

Cell Wall

• Function: Rigid wall helps plants keep their shape, keep stuff out

• Found: PLANTS, but not animal cells.

• Analogy: Walls, Floors, Ceiling

Found in

Plants

Cell Wall

Cel

l W

all

Turn & Talk

Why would a cell wall

be needed in a plant

cell, but not an animal

cell?

Jelly that holds

organelles in

place

Cytoplasm

Cytoplasm• Function: Jelly-like stuff between cell

membrane and nucleus

• Found: ALL Cells

• Analogy: The air inside the school

Like the air we walk

through…

Cytoplasm

Storage of food

and water

Vacuoles

Vacuole

• Function: Stores water & Transports waste

• Found: LARGE in plants, small in animals

• Analogy: Lockers, Storage Closets

Huge in

plant cellsSmall in animal cells

Turn and Talk

Why would the plant

cell need such a huge

vacuole and an animal

cell does not?

Vacu

ole

The

Lockers

& Closets

Vacuoles

Day Two FA: Compare/Contrast

Animal and Plant Cells

Animal Cells

Only

Both Animal

and Plants

Plant Cells

Only

Plant Cells (Square)

Animal Cells (Round)