BTEC First Applied Science

Unit 3: Biology and Our Environment

Worksheet: Cells
ANSWERS
1. Name four organelles present in both animal and plant cells.
Cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, cell membrane.
2. What is the function of the following organelles?
a) vacuole
Allows the plant cell to take in or lose water without bursting.
b) mitochondria
The site of energy release by respiration.
c) chloroplast
The site of photosynthesis, the process by which plants make their food.
d) cytoplasm
Contains the cells organelles, and is a site of many reactions within the cell.
3. Describe how a sperm cell is adapted to perform its function.
A sperm cell has the following adaptations:
nucleus containing half the amount of genetic material of normal cells, to fertilize
the egg
acrosomal cap containing enzymes to break down the egg lining
many mitochondria, providing energy for swimming
long tail that allows the sperm cell to swim along the reproductive tract
small size, allowing sperm cells to be easily produced in large numbers and to
travel along the oviduct
4. List four locations in the body where epithelial tissue is found.
Epithelial tissue is found in the outer layers of skin, lining the digestive tract, and
forming the lung surface and the cornea of the eye.

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Unit 3: Biology and Our Environment. Cells
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BTEC First Applied Science

Unit 3: Biology and Our Environment

5. Sketch a section of simple cuboidal epithelial tissue.

Should show a single layer of cube-shaped cells, similar to below:

6. Sketch a section of stratified cuboidal epithelial tissue.

Should show multiple layers of cube-shaped cells, similar to below:

This worksheet accompanies

Unit 3: Biology and Our Environment. Cells
This worksheet accompanies
Unit 1: Chemistry and Our Earth. Types of Substances

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