Plant Cells Meet Their Needs
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6th - 8th Grade
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Caitlin Irwin
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8 Slides • 36 Questions
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Each part does a job!
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Review - Organisms are made of cells.
Organisms are made of cells.
We need a microscope to see cells because they are so small.
The cells in an organism have different functions, depending on where they are.
The cells have different shapes and sizes to best perform their function.
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Multiple Choice
Why do we need a microscope to see cells?
They are too small to see with our eyes.
They are too far away to see with our eyes.
They are clear, so we would see right through them.
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Multiple Choice
Are all cells exactly the same?
Yes!
No, they have different shapes and functions.
No, they have the same shape but different functions.
No, they have different functions but the same shape.
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Review - Cells are made of organelles.
Cells are living things, so they have needs.
To meet their needs, cells need different parts to help them perform each function.
The parts of a cell are called organelles.
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Multiple Choice
Cells are ___.
Living
Non-Living
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Open Ended
What do cells need to survive?
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Multiple Choice
If a cell cannot meet it's needs, it will ___.
Ask for help.
Get more needs.
Die!
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Multiple Choice
The parts inside a cell are called ____.
Organs
Organisms
Organelles
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Multiple Choice
Each organelle has _____ functions.
The same
Different
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Shelter
Cells need shelter to stay safe.
In a plant cell, a cell wall gives the cell a shape.
The cell membrane controls what enters and leaves the cell.
Helpful materials are allowed in through the membrane.
Harmful materials are kept out.
The cytoplasm is where all of the organelles float.
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Multiple Choice
This organelle gives a plant cell its shape.
Cell Wall
Cell Membrane
Cytoplasm
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Multiple Choice
If a cell had no cell wall, ____.
All the organelles would mush together.
Harmful materials could enter the cell.
The cell would not keep its rectangular shape.
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Multiple Choice
This organelle controls what enters and leaves the cell.
Cell Wall
Cell Membrane
Cytoplasm
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Multiple Choice
If a cell had no cell membrane, ____.
All the organelles would mush together.
Harmful materials could enter the cell.
The cell would not keep its rectangular shape.
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Multiple Choice
This organelle is a gel where the other organelles float.
Cell Wall
Cell Membrane
Cytoplasm
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Multiple Choice
If a cell had no cytoplasm, ____.
All the organelles would mush together.
Harmful materials could enter the cell.
The cell would not keep its rectangular shape.
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Labeling
Label the parts of the cell.
Cell Wall
Cell Membrane
Cytoplasm
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Match
Match the organelle to its function.
Cell Wall
Cell Membrane
Cytoplasm
Gives the cell a rectangle shape
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
Holds the organelles
Gives the cell a rectangle shape
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
Holds the organelles
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Air
Cells need air.
Plant cells absorb carbon dioxide (CO2).
Plant cells release oxygen (O2).
The cell membrane allows the carbon dioxide in, and lets the oxygen out.
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Multiple Choice
How does air get into the cell?
Through the cell wall
Through the cell membrane
Cells don't need air.
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Dropdown
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Dropdown
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Food
Cells need food.
The chloroplasts perform photosynthesis, turning sunlight into sugar.
The mitochondria turn sugar into energy.
The vacuole stores extra food.
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Multiple Choice
This organelle performs photosynthesis.
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Vacuole
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Multiple Choice
If a cell had no chloroplasts, ____.
It could not turn food into energy.
Water, food, and waste would spill on everything.
It could not make food.
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Multiple Choice
This organelle turns food into energy.
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Vacuole
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Multiple Choice
If a cell had no mitochondria, ____.
It could not turn food into energy.
Water, food, and waste would spill on everything.
It could not make food.
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Multiple Choice
This organelle stores extra food.
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Vacuole
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Multiple Choice
If a cell had no vacuoles, ____.
It could not turn food into energy.
Extra food would spill on everything.
It could not make food.
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Dropdown
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Labeling
Label the parts of the cell.
Mitochondria
Cell Wall
Vacuole
Chloroplast
Cytoplasm
Cell Membrane
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Match
Match the organelle to its function.
Chloroplasts
Mitochondria
Vacuole
Does photosynthesis
Turns sugar into energy
Stores extra food
Does photosynthesis
Turns sugar into energy
Stores extra food
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Water
Cells need water.
The cell membrane absorbs and releases water.
The vacuole stores extra water.
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Multiple Choice
How does water get into the cell?
Through the cell wall
Through the cell membrane
Cells don't need water.
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Multiple Choice
This organelle stores extra water.
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Vacuole
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Reproducing
Cells reproduce by dividing in half.
When building a new cell, plans are needed to tell the cell what to build.
Plans for the cell are called DNA.
DNA is stored in the nucleus.
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Multiple Choice
Cells reproduce by ____.
Giving birth
Making seeds
Dividing in half
Laying eggs
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Multiple Choice
To build a new cell, cells need plans called ___.
CBS
NBC
DNA
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Multiple Choice
If a cell had no DNA, ___.
The cell would fall apart.
The cell would not know how to make new parts.
The plans would spill all over the cell.
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Multiple Choice
This organelle stores DNA.
Nucleus
Nauseous
Neutral
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Multiple Choice
If a cell had no nucleus, ___.
The cell would fall apart.
The cell would not know how to make new parts.
The plans would spill all over the cell.
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Labeling
Label the parts of the cell.
Chloroplast
Cytoplasm
Cell Wall
Vacuole
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Cell Membrane
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Open Ended
Name one organelle and describe it's function.
"The ___ helps the cell meet its need for ___, by ___."
Each part does a job!
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