Selina solutions for Concise Biology [English] Class 6 ICSE chapter 3 - Cell – The Structure and Functions [Latest edition]

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Identify the part which contain pigment

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The organelle that controls all activities in

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A cell that is spherical in shape is

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The vacuole contains:

Name the scientist who invented the first microscope

Who coined the term “cell” ?

Briefly describe the three essential basic parts of a cell

The cell membrane is called selectively permeable. Why?

State the difference between Nucleus and nucleolus

State the difference between cytoplasm and protoplasm

State the difference between cell wall and cell membrane

List the major differences between a plant cell and an animal cell

Briefly discuss the importance of chromosomes to an organism

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The ____ is the structural unit of all living things

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All cells arise from ______ cells

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Animal cells have no cell ______.

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Plastids contain ______.

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______ are filled with water and dissolved substance.

Try to find the names of four cell organells hidden in this maze, (hint: The hidden words can appear horizontally or vertically; forwards or backward or even mixed up). Write them in the lines provided. For example : “NUCLEUS” in the last row, seven backward letters. 

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Organisms which are made up of a single cell are called ______ organisms.

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Muscles cells are ______ and contractile.

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The jelly-like fluid that surrounds the nucleus of a cell is called ______.

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______ membrane is a selectively permeable membrane.

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The ______ contains a network of thread-like structures called chromatin network.

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Golgi bodies are also called ______.

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 A plant cell gets shape and support from its ______.

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In a plant cell food is manufactured in ______.

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______ give colour to flowers and fruits.

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 Fluid-filled cell organelles that are usually larger in a plant cell than in an animal cell are called ______.

 Match the name of the organelle given in Column A with its function given in Column B.

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The size of a cell is usually measured in centimetres

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The nuclear membrane encloses a colourless, dense fluid called nucleoplasm

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 At the time of cell division the chromatin network changes into small thread-like structures called genes

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 Ribosomes are the sites of respiration in a cell

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 A mitochondrion is bound by two membranes

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Golgi bodies form a network of tubes which run throughout the cytoplasm

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Every cell is bound by a cell wall

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 Chromoplasts are the kitchen of the cell

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Vacuoles are filled with a fluid called nucleoplasm

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 Growth and reproduction are based on cell division

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Why is a cell called the structural unit of a living organism?

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Why is the cell membrane called selectively-permeable membrane?

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Where are the genes located in a cell?

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Why are mitochondria called the powerhouse of the cell?

Define cell division.

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What is the relationship between growth and cell division?

Why was the invention of the microscope so important to the study of living beings?

What is cell theory? Name the three scientists whose work led to the formulation of the cell theory.