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Parts of Plant and Animal Cells

CONCEPTUAL
Science›Organisms & Life Processes|Ages 11—12|ID: mt_bABr-c2DfV

Describe the functions of the main components of plant and animal cells: cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuole, mitochondria, ribosomes, and chloroplasts

Mastery Evidence

  • Names the main organelles in plant and animal cells
  • Explains the function of each organelle in their own words
  • Links organelle function to the needs of the whole cell (e.g. mitochondria produce energy for cell activities)

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] was shown a diagram of a plant cell, could they point to parts like the nucleus, chloroplasts, and cell wall and explain in plain words what each one does?”

Curriculum Standards2 alignments

MS-LS1-2Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Middle Schoolcodes only
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KS3.Sci.Bio.Cells.2The national curriculum in England
Functions of cell components

the functions of the cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuole, mitochondria and chloroplasts

Science · KS3

Prerequisites1

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  • Cells Under the Microscope hard

    Understanding cell components requires first knowing that cells are the fundamental unit of life

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