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Plant Cell Structure and Functions Explained

This document discusses plant cell structure and function. It contains 9 questions about various plant cell organelles and structures. Specifically, it asks about: 1) Unique plant cell structures like cell walls and how the vacuole increases leaf size. 2) The components of the cell wall and the difference between primary and secondary cell walls. 3) The structure and function of plasmodesmata and why they are necessary for plant cells. 4) How the plant cell plasma membrane and fluidity differs from animal cells and why this is essential for plant life. 5) Organelles common to both plant and animal cells but differ in organization in plants.

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Plant Cell Structure and Functions Explained

This document discusses plant cell structure and function. It contains 9 questions about various plant cell organelles and structures. Specifically, it asks about: 1) Unique plant cell structures like cell walls and how the vacuole increases leaf size. 2) The components of the cell wall and the difference between primary and secondary cell walls. 3) The structure and function of plasmodesmata and why they are necessary for plant cells. 4) How the plant cell plasma membrane and fluidity differs from animal cells and why this is essential for plant life. 5) Organelles common to both plant and animal cells but differ in organization in plants.

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BI 302 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY TUTORIAL 1

PLANT CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION


1. a. Explain the uniqueness of plant cells using cell structures and organelles.
b. What cell organelle would be heavily responsible for increasing the leaf size of a
plant? Explain how this organelle works to increase leaf size. What are some of
the other important functions of this organelle?

2. What components make up the cell wall? Differentiate between primary and
secondary cell walls.

3. Describe the structure and state the functions of the plasmodesmata. Why are
plasmodesmata absolutely necessary for plant cells?

4. Explain how the plasma membrane structure and membrane fluidity of plant cells
differ from animal cells. This special membrane fluidity property is essential for
plant life. Explain why?

5. What cell organelles are common in both plant and animal cells but differ in
organization within plant cells?

6. Discuss the internal structure of chloroplast and mitochondria. Explain why


chloroplast and mitochondria are considered as 'semiautonomous'.

7. Explain why most proteins synthesized by the mitochondrial genome are


prokaryotic-types.

8. Explain the role of microbodies in plants.

9. Suppose a plant cell is analogous to a night club. What do you think is the likely
role of the chloroplasts? What about other organelles?

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