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Which cell organelle is known as the 'Powerhouse of the cell’? Why is it so called?

Important Questions on The Cell - Its Structure and Functions

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The Living World A book of Science and Technology>Chapter 1 - The Cell - Its Structure and Functions>Something To Know>Q 5
Name the cell organelles responsible for imparting colour to the leaves and fruits of a plant.
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The Living World A book of Science and Technology>Chapter 1 - The Cell - Its Structure and Functions>Something To Know>Q 6
What are cilia and flagella? Write one similarity and one dissimilarity between the two of them.
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The Living World A book of Science and Technology>Chapter 1 - The Cell - Its Structure and Functions>Something To Know>Q 7
If onion peel cells and cheek cells are observed through a microscope, state the two major differences that the observer is likely to find.
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8th CBSE
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The Living World A book of Science and Technology>Chapter 1 - The Cell - Its Structure and Functions>Something To Know>Q 8

Classify the following into cells, tissue and organ.

Skin, fat cells, RBC, blood, ear, muscle

Cell Tissue Organ
     
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The Living World A book of Science and Technology>Chapter 1 - The Cell - Its Structure and Functions>Something To Know>Q 1
"All cells in an organism do not have the same shape." Justify the above statement by drawing at least three different cell types found in human beings.
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8th CBSE
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The Living World A book of Science and Technology>Chapter 1 - The Cell - Its Structure and Functions>Something To Know>Q 2
Where, and how, are chromosomes formed? State their significance.
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The Living World A book of Science and Technology>Chapter 1 - The Cell - Its Structure and Functions>Something To Know>Q 3
With the help of well-labelled diagrams, highlight three differences between a plant cell and an animal cell.
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8th CBSE
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The Living World A book of Science and Technology>Chapter 1 - The Cell - Its Structure and Functions>Something To Know>Q 4

Write the functions performed by the following cell organelles.

Endoplasmic Reticulum