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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET No. 4

Text book-based instruction paired
in SCIENCE 7
with MELC-Based Quality Assured
Learner’s Activity Sheet (LAS) Quarter 2 Week 4

Name: _____________________________Grade and Section: ________________________

Teacher: ___________________________Date Submitted: ___________________________

MELC 1:
 Differentiate plant and animal cells according to presence or absence of certain organelles.
(S7LT-IIc-3)
Lesson/Topic: Plant and Animal Cells
Reference/Source: Science 7 Learner’s Material Page No. 78-85

Objective/Subtask: Identify the cell organelles present in plant cell and its functions
Activity No.: 1 Title: Plant Cell and Its Functions Day: 1
Key Concepts:
A plant cell is a eukaryotic cell that contains
a true nucleus and certain organelles to perform
specific functions. However, some of the
organelles present in plant cells are different
from other eukaryotic cells.
Plant Cell Structures (Cell Organelles)
 Cell Wall is the rigid outermost layer of a
plant cell. It makes the cell-stiff-providing
the cell with mechanical support- and
giving it protection.
 Cell Membrane is a protective layer that
surrounds every cell and separates it
from its external environment.
 Cytoplasm is a thick, aqueous solution
in which the organelles are found
 Nucleus is the “control center” of the
cell.
 Ribosomes are little round structures
that produce proteins. They are found in
the cytoplasm or attached to the
endoplasmic reticulum.
 Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is a
membrane system of folded sacs and
tunnels. It helps move proteins within the cell as well as export them outside the cell. There are
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of ER.
 Rough endoplasmic reticulum is covered with ribosomes.
 Smooth endoplasmic reticulum no ribosomes.
 Golgi body is a stack of membrane-covered sacs that prepares proteins for export from the cell.
 Mitochondria is the “powerhouse” of the cell. It converts the energy stored in food into energy-
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 rich molecules that the cell can use (ATP)
 Lysosome is the digestive center of a cell that produces many different types of enzymes which
are able to break down food particles and recycle worn out components of the cell.
 Vacuoles are large membrane-enclosed compartments that store toxic wastes as well as useful
products such as water.
 Chloroplasts contain a green pigment that traps sunlight and converts it into sugars by a process
called photosynthesis.

Directions: Answer the questions below by writing your answer on the blank before the number. Search
and encircle your answer in the “Word Search Puzzle. Number 1 has been answered for you as an
example.

CELL WALL
_______________ 1. It is the rigid outermost layer of a plant cell.
__ Cell membrane 2. It is a protective layer that surrounds every cell and separates it from
its external environment.
Cytoplasm 3. It is a thick, aqueous solution in which the organelles are found.
Nucleus 4. It is the “control center” of the cell.
Ribosomes 5. These are little round structures that produce proteins.
Golgi body 6. It is a stack of membrane-covered sacs that prepares proteins for
export from the cell.
Mitochondria 7. It is the “powerhouse” of the cell. It converts the energy stored in
food into energy-rich molecules that the cell can use (ATP).
Vacuoles 8. It is a large membrane-enclosed compartments that store toxic
wastes as well as useful products such as water.
Chloroplasts _ 9. It contains a green pigment that traps sunlight and converts it into
sugars by a process called photosynthesis.
Endoplasmic It is a membrane system of folded sacs and tunnels. It helps move
Reticulum _ 10. proteins within the cell as well as export them outside the cell.

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Objective/Subtask: Identify the cell organelles present in animal cell and its functions
Activity No.: 2 Title: Animal Cell and Its Functions Day: 2
Key Concepts:
 An animal cell is a eukaryotic cell, meaning it contains nucleus and membrane-bound little organs
called organelles, which performs different functions inside the cell.
 The different animal cell organelles and its functions, are as follows:

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Organelle Functions
 It contains the hereditary material of the cell, the DNA. It controls all
Nucleus
cell activities
 It supports and protects the cell. It controls the movement of
Plasma membrane
substances which go into and out of the cell.
 It provides the energy for all the cells activities. It is the site of
Mitochondrion
cellular respiration. It is the source of most body heat and energy.
 It sorts, packages and distributes cell products to where they are
needed.
Golgi body  It helps in modifying the lipids and proteins which have been built in
the endoplasmic reticulum and prepares them for the transport to
other locations of the cell.
 It contains digestive enzymes that can digest foreign substances and
damage cell parts.
Lysosomes
 When cell gets damaged, lysosome may burst and the enzymes
digest their own cell causing the death of cell.
 It involves organizing microtubules in the cytoplasm.
Centrioles
 It helps cells divide or make copies of themselves.
 It manufactures proteins.
Ribosomes  Mostly, ribosomes are attached to the endoplasmic reticulum while
some scattered freely in the cytoplasm.
Endoplasmic  It transports proteins to the different parts of the cell.
Reticulum Two types: a. It has rough appearance because it has attached ribosomes. It
a.) Rough ER helps make proteins that is why it has ribosomes.
b.) Smooth ER b. It has no attached ribosomes. It makes fats or lipids.
Vesicle/Vacuole  It stores food, water, nutrients and other waste materials in the cell.

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  It is smaller than the vacuole of plant cell.
 It consists of a jelly-like substance where all the other parts of the
Cytoplasm
cell are located.

Directions: Study the diagram below to fill in the needed information in the table. Write the letter in the
first column (Label), name of the specific organelle in the second column (Organelle), and give the
function in the last column (Function). The first has been completed for you as an example. Write your
answer on the blank.

K
A
J
B

I
C

H
D

G E
F

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Label Organelle Function

A Mitochondrion It provides the energy for all the cells activities.
1.) C 2.) Nucleus______ It controls all cell activities
3.) _F 4.) __ Ribosomes _ It manufactures proteins.
5.)G Plasma Membrane It supports and protects the cell.
It helps cells divide or make copies of
D 7.) Centrioles _
themselves.
9.)It contains digestive enzymes that can digest
J 8.) Lysosomes __
foreign substances and damage cell parts.
11.)_ It sorts, packages and distributes cell
10.) B Golgi Body
products to where they are needed.
12.) It consists of a jelly-like substance where
E Cytoplasm
all the other parts of the cell are located.
14.) It stores food, water, nutrients and other
13.) K_ Vesicle/Vacuole
waste materials in the cell.
Smooth ER It has no attached ribosomes. It makes fats or
15.)H
lipids.

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Objective/Subtask: Construct a Venn diagram that shows similarities and differences between plant and
animal cells
Activity No.: 3 Title: Plant vs. Animal Cells Day: 3
Key Concepts:
Comparison Between Plant and Animal Cells
Organelles Plant Cell Animal Cell
Cell Wall Present Absent
Centrioles Absent Present
Chloroplast Present Absent
Cytoplasm Present Present
Endoplasmic reticulum Present Present
Golgi body Present Present
Lysosome Rarely present Present
Mitochondria Present Present
Nucleus Present Present
Plasma membrane Present Present
Ribosomes Present Present
Vacuole Only one huge vacuole Many and smaller in size

Directions: Use the Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the organelles found in animal and plant
cells. Use the words in the box.

Cell Wall Endoplasmic reticulum Nucleus

Centrioles Golgi body Plasma membrane

Chloroplast Lysosome Ribosomes

Cytoplasm Mitochondria Vacuole

PLANT CELL ANIMAL CELL

Common
Organelles in Plant
and Animal Cells
Cell Wall _______
____the rest here___ Centrioles
Chloroplast _______ _______
_______ _______
_______ _______
_______

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1. What cell organelles are found in both cells?
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2. Which are present only in animal cells?
____copy on venn diagram
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3. Which are present only in plant cells?
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MELC 2:
Explain why the cell is considered the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms. (S7LT-IIe-5)
Lesson/Topic: Cell
Reference/Source: Science 7 Learner’s Material Page No. 78-85
Key Concepts:
Objective/Subtask:
Objective/s/ Subtask/s: Appreciate the importance of the cell
 The cell (from Latin cella, meaning "small room") is the basic structural, functional, and biological
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 A cell is the smallest unit of life. 
 Cells are often called the "building blocks of life".
 The study of cells is called cell biology, cellular biology, or cytology.
 There are two main types of cells, prokaryotic and eukaryotic.
 Prokaryotes are cells that do not have membrane bound nuclei, whereas eukaryotes do.
 All cells have membranes (the building), DNA (the various blueprints), and ribosomes (the
production line), and so are able to make proteins.
 Below is a table of the organelles found in the basic human cell.
Directions: Answer the two (2) sets of activities below. Write your answer on the space provided.
Organelle Function
A. Answer the riddle below.
Nucleus DNA Storage
What is present in a CALL but not in a BALL;
Mitochondrion Energy production
It is present in a WELL but not in a WALL;
Smooth Endoplasmic
And mostly it is seen twice in ALL. Lipid production; detoxification
reticulum (SER)
Rough Endoplasmic Protein production; in particular for export
Answer: _______
Reticulum (RER) out of the cell
B.
Golgi Apparatus Protein modification and export
 Why is cell considered as the basic structural and functional unit of life? (3 points)
Lipid destruction; contains oxidative
____________________________________________________________
Peroxisome
enzymes
Lysosome Protein destruction

Directions: Complete the paragraph below by writing the correct word on the blank. Select your answers
in the box.
Cell smallest level metabolic alive
fundamental unit of life growth transports
energy reproduction

Cell makes up the smallest level of a living organism such as yourself and other living things. The
cellular level of an organism is where the metabolic processes occur that keep the organism alive . That
is why the cell is called the  fundamental unit of life Cells provide six main functions. They provide
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structure and support, facilitate  reproduction  through mitosis, allow passive and active transports
produce energy, create metabolic reactions and aid in  growth