1. Name _______________ Science teacher _______ Tutor group _____
Year 7A Cells
Name _______________
Science teacher _______
Tutor group _____

2. Learning Outcomes Level 3
Describe some life processes simply e.g. nutrition: animals need water and food, plants produce own food
Describe the heart as a pump which can be felt in your pulse
Level 4
Identify the names and positions of major organs in plants and humans
Recognise that all organisms have life processes in common i.e. MRS GREN
Level 5
Describe the main functions of the major organs in plants and humans
Recognise that complex organisms are made of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems.
Describe how cells are grouped to form tissues and tissues are grouped to form organs.
Be able to put labels correctly on a cell diagram with a simple description of the function.
Recognise an animal or plant cell.
Level 6
Identify the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells.
Describe the function of the parts in detail
Explain that plants and animals grow by increasing the number of cells
Name some specialised cells and be able to recognise specialised cells from drawings / pictures
Level 7
Explain how each of the cells are specialised to carry out particular functions
Explain that cells increase in number by cell division

3. Characteristics of Life
Match the Images to the Life Processes
Excrete
Respiration
Movement
Sensitivity
Reproduce
Growth
Nutrition

4. History of the Microscope
Research the following Scientists to find out how they have helped improve microscopy. (where were they from? When were they alive?)
Robert Hooke
Galileo Galilei
Ernst Ruska
Erwin Wilhelm Muller
Cornelius Drebbel

5. Which two parts of the microscope make the image appear
Using A Microscope
Write in numbers to show the order in which you would do these steps.
Step
Order number
Move the lens down until it nearly touches the slide
Place the slide on the stage
Look through the eyepiece
Turn the shortest lens into place
Adjust the light to get a bright circle
Focus to get a clearer picture
Which two parts of the microscope make the image appear
Bigger (magnification)?
How can you find the total magnification of the image?

6. This is an ________ cell This is a ________ cell
Plant and Animal cells
1 Draw lines from the words to the correct part of each cell. The words can be used more than once or not at all.
cell membrane
cell wall
chloroplasts
cytoplasm
nucleus
vacuole
This is an ________ cell
This is a ________ cell
Draw lines from the parts of cells to their functions.
Cell membrane Tells the cell what to do.
Chloroplasts Keeps the cell together and controls
what goes into and out of the cell
Nucleus A jelly-like substance. Many of
the cell’s activities happen here
Cell wall A storage space filled with cell sap
Cytoplasm Green discs that allow the plant to
make food by photosynthesis
Vacuole Supports the cell

7. Making Plant cell slides
Making a microscope slide
A Put your sample onto a slide.
This thin piece should be very thin and look like tissue paper.
B Add a drop of iodine solution to stain the cells.
C Lower a coverslip gently onto the slide
using a mounted needle or your fingertips.
D Place the slide on a microscope stage then focus
using the low power lens first and then make
it look bigger by using the high power lens.

8. Observing and Recording
Draw your observations in the circle above.
Remember to use a pencil.
Hint: Try to draw only 3-4 cells
What do the cells look like? Write your description below:

9. Making Animal cell slides
1 Wipe a cotton bud gently over the inside of your cheek.
Then wipe the cotton bud over the centre of a microscope slide
to leave a smear of cheek cells.
2 Add two drops of stain and carefully place a cover slip over
the stained smear.
3 Focus using the low-power lens to find the cells.
4 Now look at your slide using the high-power lens

10. Observing and Recording
Draw a diagram to show what the animal cell looks like under the microscope. Remember to use a pencil.
HINT: Only draw 4-5 cells

11. Name the cells and describe how they are
Specialised Cells
You may find the following site helpful for this task:
Name the cells and describe how they are
Adapted (designed) to their function (task)
Diagram
Cell Type
Adaptation

12. Tissues and Organs
A group of cells of the same type would be called tissue.
Tissues
Animal cells and plant cells can form tissues, like muscle tissue. A living tissue is made from a group of cells with a similar structure and function, which all work together to do a particular job. Here are some examples of tissues:
muscle
phloem (tubes that carry dissolved
sugar around a plant)
root hair tissue (for plants to take up water and minerals from the soil)

13. Organs to Systems
Can you name the following organs?
Can you name each organ?
Do you know what they do?

14. Organs to Systems
Cut out the organs from the previous page and add them to the diagram.
If you know any other organs add them on and label them

15. Functions of the system Which characteristic of life?
Organs to Systems
Name of system
Organs of the system
Functions of the system
Which characteristic of life? D R C E M
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16. Life Processes Cells Homework
How can you remember the 7 life processes (acronym)?
Process
Explanation

17. Light Microscopes Cells Homework
Label the Microscope using the words below;
Stage Focus Clip Light source
Objective lens Eye piece
Can you explain what each part is used for?

18. 1 On this drawing of an animal cell, what is the part labelled ‘W’?
Homework
1 On this drawing of an animal cell, what is the part
labelled ‘W’?
2 On the drawing above, what does part ‘W’ do?
A make energy B make food
C control the cell D hold the cell together
3 On the drawing of a microscope, what is the name of the
part labelled ‘X’?
A stage B focusing wheel
C objective lens D base
4 A microscope has a x5 eyepiece lens and a x10 objective lens.
The total magnification is:
A x5 B x10 C x15 D x50
5 When first looking at something with a microscope you should:
A use the smallest objective lens
B use the biggest objective lens
C not use the objective lens
D not use the eyepiece lens

19. Tissues and Organs Homework
A tissue is made up of a group of similar cells.
Sometimes several tissues are grouped together
to form organs. Our body has many organs.
Find 6 organs hidden in the word search and the
complete the table using descriptions in the box R S I D B N L K H M T F Y A C E W V O G U
Organ
Function

20. Unit 7a Cells Spelling Homework
Learn to spell the following words ready for the unit test.
If you don’t know what these words mean, don’t worry,
You soon will.
1.Sensitvity
2.Respiration
3.Excretion
4.Reproduction
5.Nucleus
6.Cell Membrane
7.Cytoplasm
8.Chloroplast
9.Vacuole
10.Cell Wall
11.Microscope
12.Magnification
13. Specialised
14.Focus
15.Tissue
16. Organ
17. System
18. Function
19. Adapted 20