Question

James is making models of plant and animal cells using objects supplied by his teacher to represent organelles. For one cell, he will place the objects in a shoebox. First he fills a balloon with water and places it in the shoe box. He also drops a handful of marbles into the box. Which statement most likely describes the structures he has represented so far?(A) He is making an animal cell. The box is the cell membrane, and the balloon represents the large vacuole. The marbles are the endoplasmic reticulum.(B) He is making a plant cell. The box is the cell wall, and the balloon represents the large vacuole. The marbles are the tiny ribosomes.(C) He is making a plant cell. The box is the cell wall, and the balloon represents the nucleus. The marbles are the centrioles.(D) He could be making either a plant or animal cell. The box is the cell wall, and the balloon represents the large vacuole. The marbles are the centrioles.

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer will be option B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Plant cell shows distinguishing features from the animal cell which can be easily observed like:

1. Shape: Plant cell is usually rectangular while the animal cell is circular.

2. Membrane : Plant cell posses two layers- outer cell wall and inner plasma membrane while the animal cell only plasma membrane.

3. Vacuole: plant cell contains a single large vacuole whereas animal cell contains small vacuole if any.

4. Ribosomes: plant cell posses more free cytoplasmic ribosomes while animal cell contains more attached ribosomes.

On the basis of this, we can predict that James is preparing a plant cell with balloon shoeing large vacuole and marbles as ribosomes.

Thus, option B is the correct answer.