Directions : Answer the following questions.
- Name two parts found in a plant cell that are not found in an animal cell - Plant cells have a cell wall, chloroplasts and other specialized plastids, and a large central vacuole, which are not found within animal cells.
- How does the shape of a plant cell differ from that of an animal cell? - Animal cells are mostly round and irregular in shape while plant cells have fixed, rectangular shapes. Plant and animal cells are both eukaryotic cells, so they have several features in common, such as the presence of a cell membrane, and cell organelles, like the nucleus, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum.
- What is the function of the chloroplasts? What is the function of the vacuole? - Photosynthesis takes place in chloroplasts; cell walls allow plants to have strong, upright structures; and vacuoles help regulate how cells handle water and storage of other molecules.
- Why do plants need both a chloroplasts and mitochondria? - Plant cells need both chloroplasts and mitochondria because they perform both photosynthesis and cell respiration. Chloroplast converts light (solar) energy into chemical energy during photosynthesis, while mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell produces ATP- the energy currency of the cell during respiration.
