Question

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below in a diagram of an animal cell. as you go along, use stations 8 - 1a to label it. use the same numbers provided on the task cards. use stations 8 - 1b to fill in the table. place a check mark next to each organelle where it applies.
table with columns: organelle, prokaryotic, eukaryotes (plant, animal); rows: nucleus, nucleolus, endoplasmic reticulum, (partial text), vesicles, mitochondria, ribosomes, cytoplasm, lysosomes, vacuoles, plasma membrane, cytoskeleton, chloroplasts, central vacuole, cell wall
animal cell diagram

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze the presence of organelles in different cell types (Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic - Plant, Eukaryotic - Animal) using cell biology knowledge:

1. Nucleus

• Prokaryotic: No (prokaryotes lack a true nucleus) → ×
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): Yes → √

2. Nucleolus

• Prokaryotic: No → ×
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes (inside nucleus) → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): Yes (inside nucleus) → √

3. Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

• Prokaryotic: No → ×
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes (rough/smooth ER) → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): Yes (rough/smooth ER) → √

4. Golgi Body

• Prokaryotic: No → ×
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): Yes → √

5. Vesicles

• Prokaryotic: No → ×
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes (transport vesicles) → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): Yes (transport vesicles) → √

6. Mitochondria

• Prokaryotic: No (energy from cell membrane) → ×
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes (cellular respiration) → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): Yes (cellular respiration) → √

7. Ribosomes

• Prokaryotic: Yes (70S ribosomes) → √
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes (80S ribosomes) → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): Yes (80S ribosomes) → √

8. Cytoplasm

• Prokaryotic: Yes (gel - like matrix) → √
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): Yes → √

9. Lysosomes

• Prokaryotic: No → ×
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Rare (vacuoles perform similar roles) → ×
• Eukaryotic (Animal): Yes (digestive organelles) → √

10. Vacuoles

• Prokaryotic: No → ×
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes (large central vacuole) → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): Yes (smaller vacuoles) → √ (but smaller than plant)

11. Plasma Membrane

• Prokaryotic: Yes (cell membrane) → √
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes (surrounds cell, inside cell wall) → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): Yes (cell membrane) → √

12. Cytoskeleton

• Prokaryotic: Simple (e.g., FtsZ), but less complex → × (for simplicity, mark as no)
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): Yes → √

13. Chloroplasts

• Prokaryotic: No → ×
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes (photosynthesis) → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): No → ×

14. Central Vacuole

• Prokaryotic: No → ×
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes (large, central) → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): No → ×

15. Cell Wall

• Prokaryotic: Yes (peptidoglycan) → √
• Eukaryotic (Plant): Yes (cellulose) → √
• Eukaryotic (Animal): No → ×

We can fill the table with checkmarks (√) or crosses (×) based on the above analysis. For example:

ORGANELLE	Prokaryotic	Eukaryotic (Plant)	Eukaryotic (Animal)
Nucleolus	×	√	√
Endoplasmic Reticulum	×	√	√
Golgi Body	×	√	√
Vesicles	×	√	√
Mitochondria	×	√	√
Ribosomes	√	√	√
Cytoplasm	√	√	√
Lysosomes	×	×	√
Vacuoles	×	√	√
Plasma Membrane	√	√	√
Cytoskeleton	×	√	√
Chloroplasts	×	√	×
Central Vacuole	×	√	×
Cell Wall	√	√	×

This table summarizes the presence of each organelle in the three cell types.