‭Science‬‭Grade‬‭6‬‭Unit‬‭4:‬‭Worksheet‬‭Plan‬‭4.

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‭Unit‬‭4‬‭_‬‭The‬‭cell‬

‭ earning‬‭objective‬‭:‬‭Students‬‭will‬‭be‬‭able‬‭to‬ ‭use‬‭a‬‭model‬‭to‬‭describe‬‭the‬‭function‬‭of‬‭a‬‭cell‬‭as‬‭a‬‭whole‬‭and‬
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‭ways‬‭parts‬‭of‬‭cells‬‭contribute‬‭to‬‭the‬‭function.‬

‭Q1.‬‭Choose‬‭the‬‭correct‬‭option‬‭to‬‭fill‬‭in‬‭the‬‭exact‬‭location‬‭of‬‭the‬‭following‬‭parts.‬

‭a.‬ ‭In‬‭a‬‭plant‬‭cell,‬‭the‬‭cell‬‭wall‬‭is‬‭found‬‭adjoining‬‭the‬ ‭____________________‬‭.(‬‭cell‬‭membrane‬‭/‬‭cytoplasm)‬

‭b.‬ ‭Chromatin‬‭is‬‭present‬‭in‬‭the‬‭_______________________.‬‭(‬‭nucleoplasm/‬‭cytoplasm)‬

‭c.‬ ‭The‬ ‭nucleus‬‭of‬‭a‬‭plant‬‭cell‬‭is‬ ‭_________________________‬‭(‬‭marginal‬‭/‬‭central)‬‭in‬‭position.‬

‭d.‬ ‭Centrosomes‬‭are‬‭present‬‭near‬‭the‬‭____________________‬‭(‭n
‬ ucleus‬‭/‬‭cell‬‭membrane)‬‭in‬‭an‬‭animal‬‭cell.‬

‭Q2.‬‭Write‬‭T‬‭for‬‭true‬‭and‬‭F‬‭for‬‭false.‬‭Correct‬‭the‬‭statements‬‭by‬‭changing‬‭the‬‭first‬‭or‬‭last‬‭word(s)‬‭only.‬

‭a.‬ P
‭ lant‬‭cells‬‭have‬‭different‬‭shapes.‬‭False.‬
‭Animal‬‭cells‬‭have‬‭different‬‭shapes.‬

‭b.‬ ‭The‬‭colours‬‭imparted‬‭by‬‭chromoplasts‬‭promote‬‭pollination.‬‭True‬

‭c.‬ T
‭ he‬‭cell‬‭membrane‬‭is‬‭freely‬‭permeable.‬‭False‬
‭The‬‭cell‬‭membrane‬‭is‬‭semipermeable.‬

‭d.‬ ‭Centrosomes‬‭help‬‭in‬‭cell‬‭division.‬‭True‬

‭Q3.‬‭Name‬‭the‬‭following‬

‭a.‬ ‭Controlling‬‭the‬‭centre‬‭of‬‭the‬‭cell.‬‭Nucleus‬

‭b.‬ ‭Scientist‬‭who‬‭observed‬‭the‬‭first‬‭living‬‭cell‬‭.‬‭Antonie‬‭van‬‭Leeuwenhoek‬

‭c.‬ ‭Responsible‬‭for‬‭transmission‬‭of‬‭characters.‬‭Chromosomes‬

‭d.‬ ‭Provide‬‭colour‬‭to‬‭the‬‭fruits.‬‭Chromoplasts‬

‭Q4.‬‭Differentiate‬‭the‬‭following‬
‭a.‬ ‭Cell‬‭wall‬‭and‬‭cell‬‭membrane‬

‭Cell‬‭wall‬ ‭Cell‬‭membrane‬

‭ .‬ I‭ t‬‭is‬‭present‬‭outside‬‭the‬‭cell‬‭membrane.‬
1 ‭1.‬ I‭ t‬‭is‬‭a‬‭thin‬‭outer‬‭membrane‬‭of‬
‭2.‬ ‭It‬‭is‬‭freely‬‭permeable.‬ ‭cytoplasm‬‭inner‬‭to‬‭the‬‭cell‬‭wall.‬
‭3.‬ ‭Present‬‭only‬‭in‬‭plant‬‭cells.‬ ‭2.‬ ‭It‬‭is‬‭semi‬‭permeable.‬
‭3.‬ ‭Present‬‭in‬‭both‬‭plant‬‭cells‬‭and‬ ‭animal‬
‭cells.‬

‭b.‬ ‭Chromosome‬‭and‬‭centrosome‬

‭Chromosome‬ ‭Centrosome‬

‭ hromosomes‬‭are‬‭highly‬‭condensed‬‭coiled‬
C ‭ entrosome‬‭is‬‭an‬‭organelle‬‭in‬‭the‬‭cell‬‭that‬
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‭chromatin‬‭fibres‬‭that‬‭are‬‭present‬‭inside‬‭the‬ ‭initiates‬‭and‬‭regulates‬‭cell‬‭division.‬
‭nucleus.‬

‭c.‬ ‭Lysosome‬‭and‬‭vacuole‬
 ‭Lysosome‬ ‭Vacuole‬

‭ ysosome‬‭is‬‭a‬‭cell‬‭organelle‬‭that‬‭contains‬
L ‭ acuole‬ ‭is‬‭a‬‭membrane‬‭bound‬‭organelle‬‭that‬
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‭enzymes‬‭that‬‭kill‬‭foreign‬‭organisms.‬ ‭contains‬‭fluid,‬‭pigments‬‭etc‬

‭d.‬ ‭Mitochondria‬‭and‬‭chloroplast‬

‭Mitochondria‬ ‭Chloroplast‬

‭ itochondria‬‭are‬‭the‬‭powerhouse‬‭of‬‭the‬
M ‭ hloroplast‬‭are‬‭green‬‭plastids‬‭as‬‭these‬
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‭cell.They‬‭contain‬‭respiratory‬‭enzymes.‬ ‭organelles‬‭contain‬‭chlorophyll‬‭and‬‭carry‬‭out‬
‭photosynthesis‬

‭Q‬‭5.‬‭Write‬‭the‬‭function‬‭of‬‭the‬‭following‬

‭a.‬ C
‭ ell‬‭membrane:‬‭It‬‭is‬‭a‬‭flexible‬‭outer‬‭layer‬‭which‬‭controls‬‭what‬‭goes‬‭in‬‭and‬‭out‬‭of‬‭the‬‭cell.‬‭It‬‭is‬
‭selectively‬‭permeable‬‭i.e.‬‭it‬‭allows‬‭some‬ ‭substances‬‭to‬‭pass‬‭through‬‭but‬‭not‬‭others.‬

‭b.‬ C
‭ hromatin:‬‭The‬‭chromatin‬‭contains‬‭hereditary‬‭units‬‭called‬‭genes‬‭that‬‭are‬‭passed‬‭on‬‭from‬‭the‬
‭parent‬‭to‬‭the‬‭offspring.‬

‭c.‬ ‭Ribosome:‬‭It‬‭synthesizes‬‭proteins.‬

‭d.‬ G
‭ olgi‬‭bodies:‬‭Its‬‭major‬‭function‬‭is‬‭to‬‭assemble‬‭and‬‭secrete‬‭proteins.‬‭Proteins‬‭are‬‭delivered‬
‭through‬‭the‬‭endoplasmic‬‭reticulum.‬‭It‬‭stores‬‭it‬‭in‬‭membrane-bound‬‭vesicles‬‭and‬‭transports‬
‭them‬‭to‬‭other‬‭locations,‬‭like‬‭lysosomes,‬‭the‬‭plasma‬‭membrane,‬‭or‬‭secretion.‬

‭e.‬ C
‭ hloroplast:‬‭They‬‭are‬‭green‬‭plastids‬‭as‬‭these‬‭organelles‬‭contain‬‭chlorophyll‬‭and‬‭carry‬‭out‬
‭photosynthesis.‬

‭ 6.‬‭Why‬‭are‬‭vacuoles‬‭important?‬
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‭Ans.‬‭Vacuoles‬‭hold‬‭the‬‭water‬‭and‬‭nutrients‬‭that‬‭a‬‭cell‬‭needs‬‭to‬‭survive.‬‭Moreover,‬‭they‬‭protect‬‭the‬‭cell‬
‭from‬‭contamination‬‭and‬‭store‬‭the‬‭cell's‬‭waste.‬‭As‬‭a‬‭result,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭an‬‭important‬‭organelle.‬

‭Ans.‬
‭1.‬ ‭ ell‬‭membrane‬
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‭2.‬ ‭Nucleus‬
‭3.‬ ‭Endoplasmic‬‭reticulum‬
‭4.‬ ‭Golgi‬‭bodies‬
‭5.‬ ‭Lysosome‬
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6 ‭ itochondria‬
‭7.‬ ‭Cytoplasm‬

‭ .‬‭State‬‭whether‬‭it‬‭is‬‭a‬‭plant‬‭cell‬‭or‬‭an‬‭animal‬‭cell.‬‭Give‬‭two‬‭reasons‬‭in‬‭support‬‭of‬‭your‬‭answer.‬
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‭Ans.‬‭It‬‭is‬‭an‬‭animal‬‭cell‬‭as‬
‭1.‬ ‭It‬‭does‬‭not‬‭contain‬‭a‬‭cell‬‭wall‬‭which‬‭is‬‭present‬ ‭in‬‭plant‬‭cells.‬
‭2.‬ ‭It‬‭shows‬‭centrosomes‬‭which‬‭are‬‭absent‬‭in‬‭plant‬‭cells.‬

c‭ .‬‭What‬‭are‬‭the‬‭functions‬‭of‬‭parts‬‭labeled‬‭as‬ ‭2,‬‭6,and‬‭7‬
‭Ans.‬‭Nucleus:‬‭It‬‭helps‬‭in‬‭storing‬‭the‬‭cell's‬‭hereditary‬‭material‬‭or‬‭the‬‭DNA.‬
‭Mitochondria:‬‭Breaks‬‭down‬‭sugars‬‭and‬‭releases‬‭energy‬‭for‬‭the‬‭cell‬‭to‬‭use.‬
‭Cytoplasm:‬‭Serves‬‭as‬‭the‬‭host‬‭for‬‭metabolic‬‭activities‬‭and‬‭transports‬‭materials,‬‭preserves‬‭cellular‬
‭shape‬‭and‬‭structure,‬‭safeguards,‬‭and‬‭stores‬‭macromolecules.‬

‭ 8.‬‭Name‬‭an‬‭organelle‬ ‭present‬‭only‬‭in‬‭plant‬‭cells.‬‭Write‬‭its‬‭significance.‬
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‭Ans.‬‭Cell‬‭wall‬‭is‬‭present‬‭only‬‭in‬‭the‬‭plant‬‭cells.‬‭It‬‭is‬‭a‬‭rigid‬‭outer‬‭layer‬‭that‬‭contains‬‭cellulose‬‭which‬
‭gives‬‭plants‬‭its‬‭strength‬‭and‬‭structure.‬

‭ 9.‬‭How‬‭is‬‭the‬‭shape‬‭of‬‭the‬‭cells‬‭related‬‭to‬‭the‬‭function‬‭performed‬‭by‬‭them?‬‭Give‬‭an‬‭example.‬
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‭Ans.‬‭Different‬‭types‬‭of‬‭cells‬‭show‬‭different‬‭shapes.‬‭These‬‭may‬‭be‬‭cuboid,‬‭circular,‬‭cylindrical,‬‭thread‬
‭like,‬‭disc‬‭like,‬‭bell‬‭shaped,‬‭irregular‬‭etc.‬‭These‬‭shapes‬‭reflect‬‭the‬‭function‬‭that‬‭each‬‭cell‬‭performs.‬‭Each‬
‭type‬‭is‬‭specialized‬‭for‬‭a‬‭particular‬‭role.‬‭For‬‭example,‬‭The‬‭nerve‬‭cells‬‭or‬‭neurons‬‭in‬‭our‬‭brain‬‭are‬‭long‬
‭and‬‭have‬‭long‬‭thin‬‭extensions‬‭to‬‭conduct‬‭impulses‬‭from‬‭different‬‭parts‬‭of‬‭the‬‭body‬‭to‬‭the‬‭brain,‬‭and‬
‭vice‬‭-versa.‬

‭ 10.‬‭Describe‬‭the‬‭different‬‭parts‬‭of‬‭a‬‭nucleus‬‭and‬‭their‬‭functions.‬
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‭Ans.‬‭Nucleus‬ ‭includes‬‭the‬‭DNA‬‭(genes)‬‭that‬‭produce‬‭the‬‭proteins‬‭required‬‭for‬‭cellular‬‭activity.‬‭The‬
‭nucleus‬‭consists‬‭of‬‭a‬‭nuclear‬‭membrane‬‭,‬‭nucleoplasm,‬‭nucleolus‬‭and‬‭chromosomes.‬‭Their‬‭functions‬
‭are‬‭as‬‭follows.‬

‭ uclear‬‭membrane:‬‭It‬‭acts‬‭as‬‭a‬‭barrier‬‭that‬‭separates‬‭the‬‭contents‬‭of‬‭the‬‭nucleus‬‭from‬‭the‬
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‭cytoplasm.‬

‭ ucleoplasm:‬‭T‭h
N ‬ e‬‭nuclear‬‭membrane‬‭surrounds‬‭a‬‭jelly-like‬‭fluid‬‭called‬‭the‬‭nucleoplasm.‬‭It‬‭contains‬‭a‬
‭network‬‭of‬‭thread-like‬‭structures‬‭called‬‭chromatin.‬

‭Nucleolus:‬‭Produce‬‭and‬‭assemble‬ ‭cellś‬‭ribosomes.‬

‭ hromosomes:‬‭Chromosomes‬‭carry‬‭the‬‭DNA‬‭and‬‭transfer‬‭the‬‭genetic‬‭information‬‭from‬‭parents‬‭to‬
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‭offspring.‬‭Chromosomes‬‭play‬‭an‬‭important‬‭role‬‭during‬‭cell‬‭division.‬