1.2 Comparing Plant and Animal Cells

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1.2 Comparing Plant and Animal Cells

• Grade 8 Science

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What we will learn in this section

• Plant and animal cell structures or cell parts
  are called organelles.
• Plant and animals cells perform similar
  functions, such as converting energy and getting
  rid of wastes.
• Plants have cells with special parts that enable
  them to use energy from the Sun to produce food.

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Plant vs. Animal Cell

• Lets finally take a look at these two types of
  cells. The Cell Video
• 3D Model of Plant and Animal Cells
• Plant and Animal Cell diagrams are on pages 18
  19 in the textbook.
• Plant and Animal Cells from the textbook
• Using the textbook diagrams, complete the Animal
  Plant Cell handouts. Plant and Animal
  Cells.pdf
• Complete the Plant and Animal Cells Venn Diagram
  worksheet Plant and Animal Cell Venn Diagram.doc

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On Your Own

• Complete the Organelles! Worksheet Organelles.doc
• Using a Details, Details, Details sheet read
  page 20 and summarize the main ideas of the text.
• Go through pages 17-23 and make sure you copy the
  definitions of all of the bolded words into your
  notes. You are responsible for knowing these
  terms.