Cells and Organelles - Middle School Life Science
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What kind of cell is represented in the image above?
What kind of cell is represented in the image above?
The answer is "an animal cell." The cell has a membrane, rather than a rigid geometric shape meaning that it is not a plant cell. Additionally, you can clearly see the nucleus and mitochondria, but no chloroplasts.
The answer is "an animal cell." The cell has a membrane, rather than a rigid geometric shape meaning that it is not a plant cell. Additionally, you can clearly see the nucleus and mitochondria, but no chloroplasts.
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Breonna and Taylor are lab partners. They are looking at cells through a microscope to determine whether the cells are plant cells or animal cells.
- The cells are slightly rectangular and geometric
- The cells have nuclei
- The cells have mitochondria
- The cells are right next to each other
- The cells have chloroplasts
Breonna says they are plant cells because they have cell walls. Taylor agrees they are plant cells but she says it's because they have chloroplasts. Which of the following students has the correct explanation to write on their lab report?
Breonna and Taylor are lab partners. They are looking at cells through a microscope to determine whether the cells are plant cells or animal cells.
- The cells are slightly rectangular and geometric
- The cells have nuclei
- The cells have mitochondria
- The cells are right next to each other
- The cells have chloroplasts
Breonna says they are plant cells because they have cell walls. Taylor agrees they are plant cells but she says it's because they have chloroplasts. Which of the following students has the correct explanation to write on their lab report?
The answer is "They both have correct explanations." The primary distinction between plant and animal cells is that plant cells have cell walls while animal cells have cell membranes. Plant cells have chloroplasts but animal cells do not. All cells have a nucleus so this is not relevant to the distinction.
The answer is "They both have correct explanations." The primary distinction between plant and animal cells is that plant cells have cell walls while animal cells have cell membranes. Plant cells have chloroplasts but animal cells do not. All cells have a nucleus so this is not relevant to the distinction.
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Which of the following answer choices is a similarity between plant and animal cells?
Which of the following answer choices is a similarity between plant and animal cells?
the answer is "all of these." Plant and animal cells have many similarities. The differences between plant and animal cells are that plant cells have chloroplasts and cell walls but animal cells don't have chloroplasts and have cell membranes.
the answer is "all of these." Plant and animal cells have many similarities. The differences between plant and animal cells are that plant cells have chloroplasts and cell walls but animal cells don't have chloroplasts and have cell membranes.
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Does the image above represent a plant or animal cell?
Does the image above represent a plant or animal cell?
The answer is an animal cell because the shape of the cell is irregular, and there are no chloroplasts visible. If the cell were more rectangular or had visible chloroplasts it would probably be a plant cell.
The answer is an animal cell because the shape of the cell is irregular, and there are no chloroplasts visible. If the cell were more rectangular or had visible chloroplasts it would probably be a plant cell.
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Which of these is present in plant cells but not animal cells?
Which of these is present in plant cells but not animal cells?
The answer is chloroplasts.
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
The answer is chloroplasts.
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
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This image shows an endoplasmic reticulum in an animal cell. Which of the following statements about this organelle is true?
This image shows an endoplasmic reticulum in an animal cell. Which of the following statements about this organelle is true?
The answer is "The endoplasmic reticulum is also found in plant cells."
Plants and animals are both organisms, meaning that like other living things, they are composed of cells. Both types of cells store food in vacuoles, have cytoplasm, golgi bodies, and ribosomes, but they have a number of distinct differences as well. Animal cells have a membrane and are more irregularly shaped, while plant cells have a cell wall and are rectangular. Additionally, plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts, which aid in the process of photosynthesis.
The answer is "The endoplasmic reticulum is also found in plant cells."
Plants and animals are both organisms, meaning that like other living things, they are composed of cells. Both types of cells store food in vacuoles, have cytoplasm, golgi bodies, and ribosomes, but they have a number of distinct differences as well. Animal cells have a membrane and are more irregularly shaped, while plant cells have a cell wall and are rectangular. Additionally, plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts, which aid in the process of photosynthesis.
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What does the image above best represent?
What does the image above best represent?
The answer is "an animal cell."
Plants and animals are both organisms, meaning that like other living things, they are composed of cells. Both types of cells store food in vacuoles, have cytoplasm, golgi bodies, and ribosomes, but they have a number of distinct differences as well. Animal cells have a membrane and are more irregularly shaped, while plant cells have a cell wall and are rectangular. Additionally, plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts, which aid in the process of photosynthesis.
The answer is "an animal cell."
Plants and animals are both organisms, meaning that like other living things, they are composed of cells. Both types of cells store food in vacuoles, have cytoplasm, golgi bodies, and ribosomes, but they have a number of distinct differences as well. Animal cells have a membrane and are more irregularly shaped, while plant cells have a cell wall and are rectangular. Additionally, plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts, which aid in the process of photosynthesis.
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Breonna and Taylor are lab partners. They are looking at cells through a microscope to determine whether the cells are plant cells or animal cells.
- The cells are slightly rectangular and geometric
- The cells have nuclei
- The cells have mitochondria
- The cells are right next to each other
- The cells have chloroplasts
Breonna says they are plant cells because they have cell walls. Taylor agrees they are plant cells but she says it's because they have chloroplasts. Which of the following students has the correct explanation to write on their lab report?
Breonna and Taylor are lab partners. They are looking at cells through a microscope to determine whether the cells are plant cells or animal cells.
- The cells are slightly rectangular and geometric
- The cells have nuclei
- The cells have mitochondria
- The cells are right next to each other
- The cells have chloroplasts
Breonna says they are plant cells because they have cell walls. Taylor agrees they are plant cells but she says it's because they have chloroplasts. Which of the following students has the correct explanation to write on their lab report?
The answer is "They both have correct explanations." The primary distinction between plant and animal cells is that plant cells have cell walls while animal cells have cell membranes. Plant cells have chloroplasts but animal cells do not. All cells have a nucleus so this is not relevant to the distinction.
The answer is "They both have correct explanations." The primary distinction between plant and animal cells is that plant cells have cell walls while animal cells have cell membranes. Plant cells have chloroplasts but animal cells do not. All cells have a nucleus so this is not relevant to the distinction.
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Which of the following answer choices is a similarity between plant and animal cells?
Which of the following answer choices is a similarity between plant and animal cells?
the answer is "all of these." Plant and animal cells have many similarities. The differences between plant and animal cells are that plant cells have chloroplasts and cell walls but animal cells don't have chloroplasts and have cell membranes.
the answer is "all of these." Plant and animal cells have many similarities. The differences between plant and animal cells are that plant cells have chloroplasts and cell walls but animal cells don't have chloroplasts and have cell membranes.
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Does the image above represent a plant or animal cell?
Does the image above represent a plant or animal cell?
The answer is an animal cell because the shape of the cell is irregular, and there are no chloroplasts visible. If the cell were more rectangular or had visible chloroplasts it would probably be a plant cell.
The answer is an animal cell because the shape of the cell is irregular, and there are no chloroplasts visible. If the cell were more rectangular or had visible chloroplasts it would probably be a plant cell.
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Which of these is present in plant cells but not animal cells?
Which of these is present in plant cells but not animal cells?
The answer is chloroplasts.
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
The answer is chloroplasts.
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
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Which of the following is the function of a mitochondria?
Which of the following is the function of a mitochondria?
The answer is "to produce energy in the form of ATP."
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
The answer is "to produce energy in the form of ATP."
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
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This image shows the components of which organelle?
This image shows the components of which organelle?
The answer is "cell wall" because we see an image of a plant cell and the cell wall's infrastructure.
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
The answer is "cell wall" because we see an image of a plant cell and the cell wall's infrastructure.
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
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What is the function of the Endoplasmic reticulum?
What is the function of the Endoplasmic reticulum?
The answer is "translating and folding new proteins"
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
The answer is "translating and folding new proteins"
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
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Which of these is responsible for sorting, packaging, processing, and modifying proteins in a cell?
Which of these is responsible for sorting, packaging, processing, and modifying proteins in a cell?
The answer is "Golgi bodies"
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
The answer is "Golgi bodies"
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
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Which of the following is the function of a mitochondria?
Which of the following is the function of a mitochondria?
The answer is "to produce energy in the form of ATP."
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
The answer is "to produce energy in the form of ATP."
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
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This image shows the components of which organelle?
This image shows the components of which organelle?
The answer is "cell wall" because we see an image of a plant cell and the cell wall's infrastructure.
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
The answer is "cell wall" because we see an image of a plant cell and the cell wall's infrastructure.
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
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What is the function of the Endoplasmic reticulum?
What is the function of the Endoplasmic reticulum?
The answer is "translating and folding new proteins"
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
The answer is "translating and folding new proteins"
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
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Which of these is responsible for sorting, packaging, processing, and modifying proteins in a cell?
Which of these is responsible for sorting, packaging, processing, and modifying proteins in a cell?
The answer is "Golgi bodies"
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
The answer is "Golgi bodies"
Cell membrane:in animal cells, this separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space)
Cell wall: in plant cells, gives the cell a rigid rectangular shape, helps to keep the organelles inside the cell, and does not let the cell burst due to changes in pressure.
Chloroplast: in plant cells, allows for photosynthesis, traps energy from sunlight
Endoplasmic reticulum: translation and folding of new proteins
Flagellum: Helps a cell move (not all cells have these)
Golgi apparatus: sorting, packaging, processing and modification of proteins
Mitochondrion: Produces energy in the form of ATP
Nucleus: contains DNA, controls all activities of the cell, performs RNA transcription
Vacuole: stores nutrients, transportation, helps maintain homeostasis
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Does this image show a plant cell or an animal cell?
Does this image show a plant cell or an animal cell?
The answer is a plant cell.
Plants and animals are both organisms, meaning that like other living things, they are composed of cells. Both types of cells store food in vacuoles, have cytoplasm, golgi bodies, and ribosomes, but they have a number of distinct differences as well. Animal cells have a membrane and are more irregularly shaped, while plant cells have a cell wall and are rectangular. Additionally, plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts, which aid in the process of photosynthesis.
The answer is a plant cell.
Plants and animals are both organisms, meaning that like other living things, they are composed of cells. Both types of cells store food in vacuoles, have cytoplasm, golgi bodies, and ribosomes, but they have a number of distinct differences as well. Animal cells have a membrane and are more irregularly shaped, while plant cells have a cell wall and are rectangular. Additionally, plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts, which aid in the process of photosynthesis.
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