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Claim (1 sentence): Write a statement that answers this question: How do the structures of plant cells, animal cells, and bacterial cells reflect their different functions in
organisms?
Evidence (3 sentences): Use at least three pieces of information from the passage and data table to support your claim. Explain what each piece of evidence shows about cell structure and function.
Reasoning(2 sentences ) Explain why the structural differences between
these cell types matter. How do these differences help each type of cell perform its role in an organism?
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Claim: The structures of plant, animal, and bacterial cells reflect their functions because plant cells have rigid cell walls, chloroplasts, and large vacuoles for support, photosynthesis, and storage, animal cells have flexible membranes and organelles for movement and diverse specialized activities, and bacterial cells are small and simple (no nucleus) with a peptidoglycan wall and sometimes flagella for rapid growth, protection, and motility.
Evidence:
- The passage and data table show plant cells contain chloroplasts, a large central vacuole, and a cellulose cell wall (plant size listed as 10–100 µm), which supports their role in photosynthesis, water storage, and structural support.
- The passage notes animal cells lack a cell wall but have organelles like centrioles and many lysosomes and are listed at about 10–30 µm in the table, indicating a flexible shape and internal machinery for movement, intracellular digestion, and specialized tissue functions.
- The passage and table report bacterial cells are much smaller (0.5–5 µm), lack a membrane-bound nucleus, and have a peptidoglycan cell wall and sometimes flagella, which corresponds to simpler organization for fast reproduction and structures for protection and motility.
Reasoning:
Structural differences matter because they enable each cell type to perform the tasks required by the organism: plant cells’ rigid walls and chloroplasts let them capture light energy and remain upright, animal cells’ flexible membranes and diverse organelles let them move, communicate, and specialize, and bacteria’s small, streamlined design allows rapid growth, efficient nutrient uptake, and quick responses to environmental change. These tailored structures therefore optimize each cell type for its ecological and physiological roles.
Evidence:
- The passage and data table show plant cells contain chloroplasts, a large central vacuole, and a cellulose cell wall (plant size listed as 10–100 µm), which supports their role in photosynthesis, water storage, and structural support.
- The passage notes animal cells lack a cell wall but have organelles like centrioles and many lysosomes and are listed at about 10–30 µm in the table, indicating a flexible shape and internal machinery for movement, intracellular digestion, and specialized tissue functions.
- The passage and table report bacterial cells are much smaller (0.5–5 µm), lack a membrane-bound nucleus, and have a peptidoglycan cell wall and sometimes flagella, which corresponds to simpler organization for fast reproduction and structures for protection and motility.
Reasoning:
Structural differences matter because they enable each cell type to perform the tasks required by the organism: plant cells’ rigid walls and chloroplasts let them capture light energy and remain upright, animal cells’ flexible membranes and diverse organelles let them move, communicate, and specialize, and bacteria’s small, streamlined design allows rapid growth, efficient nutrient uptake, and quick responses to environmental change. These tailored structures therefore optimize each cell type for its ecological and physiological roles.
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