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Class 8 - Science Cell Assignment With Answer Key

The document is an assignment for Class 8 Science on the topic of cell structure and function, featuring various types of questions including very short answers, short answers, long answers, and fill-in-the-blanks. Key concepts covered include the discovery of cells, the functions of cell organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts, and differences between plant and animal cells. Additionally, it includes true or false statements to assess understanding of the material.

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Class 8 - Science Cell Assignment With Answer Key

The document is an assignment for Class 8 Science on the topic of cell structure and function, featuring various types of questions including very short answers, short answers, long answers, and fill-in-the-blanks. Key concepts covered include the discovery of cells, the functions of cell organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts, and differences between plant and animal cells. Additionally, it includes true or false statements to assess understanding of the material.

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Class 8 – Science

Chapter: Cell – Structure and Function

Assignment with Answer Key

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Section A: Very Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovered the cell?


Ans: Robert Hooke

2. Name the basic unit of life.


Ans: Cell

3. Which cell organelle is called the “powerhouse of the cell”?


Ans: Mitochondria

4. Which part of the cell controls all activities?


Ans: Nucleus

5. Name the cell organelle responsible for photosynthesis.


Ans: Chloroplast

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Section B: Short Answer Questions

6. Define a cell.
Ans: A cell is the smallest structural and functional unit of life.

7. Name any two differences between plant and animal cells.


Ans:
Plant cells have a cell wall; animal cells do not.

Plant cells have chloroplasts; animal cells do not.

8. What is the function of the cell membrane?


Ans: It controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.

9. What is cytoplasm?
Ans: Cytoplasm is the jelly-like substance present between the cell membrane and nucleus.

10. Why are ribosomes called protein factories?


Ans: Because they help in the synthesis of proteins.

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Section C: Long Answer Questions

11. Explain the structure and function of the nucleus.


Ans:
The nucleus is a spherical structure present in most cells. It is surrounded by a nuclear
membrane. It contains genetic material and controls all activities of the cell.

12. Describe the function of mitochondria.


Ans:
Mitochondria release energy by breaking down food during respiration, hence called the
powerhouse of the cell.

13. Write three functions of vacuoles.


Ans:

Store food and waste materials


Maintain cell shape

Store water in plant cells

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Section D: Diagram-Based Question

14. Draw a neat labelled diagram of a plant cell.


Ans:
(Diagram should include: cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, vacuole, chloroplast)

Section E: Fill in the Blanks

15. The jelly-like substance in the cell is called cytoplasm.

16. The outermost layer of a plant cell is the cell wall.

17. The site of respiration in the cell is mitochondria.

18. Chloroplast contains chlorophyll.

19. Ribosomes help in protein synthesis.

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Section F: True or False

20. All cells have a nucleus. — False

21. Cell wall is present in animal cells. — False


22. Vacuoles are large in plant cells. — True

23. Mitochondria are absent in living cells. — False

24. Cells are visible to the naked eye. — False

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