Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What is the difference between an organ and an organelle?
Advertisements
Solution
| Organ | Organelle |
| Organ are part of body. | Organelles are part of cell. |
| Found in multicellular organism. | Found in all multicellular and unicellular organisms. |
| Organs collectively form organ systems. | Organelles contribute to form a cell. |
| They are macroscopic in structure. | They are microscopic in structure. |
| Ex:. Brain, kidney, lungs etc. | Ex:. Mitochondria, nucleus, ER, etc. |
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Cells are the basic structural units of living organisms’. Explain
Who am I?
I am ATP producing factory
Who is odd man among us? Give reason.
Which of the following cell organelles is correctly matched with its function?
Match the item in column 'A' with those in column 'B'.
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) Vacuoles | (i) Intracellular digestion |
| (b) Nucleolus | (ii) Respiratory enzymes |
| (c) Lysosomes | (iii) Covered by tonoplast |
| (d) Anthocyanin | (iv) Dissolved in the cytoplasm |
| (e) Cristae | (v) Forms RNA |
Distinguish between the following pair of terms:
Protoplasm and cytoplasm
Put a tick mark (✓) against the correct alternative in the following statement:
Identify the part which contain pigment
Write true or false for each statement. Rewrite the false statements correctly:
At the time of cell division the chromatin network changes into small thread-like structures called genes
Write a short answer.
Why is the cell membrane called selectively-permeable membrane?
Give two examples of cell organelles.
