How do cell structures contribute to the processes of cell division?
The Learning Goals:
Compare and Contrast plant and animal cells.
Explain the cell theory.
Explain how cell structures contribute to the processes of mitosis and meiosis.
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Question 1
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Use these slides to learn about cell theory and why cells are small.
1. What are the three parts of the cell theory?
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Question 2
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Why are cells so small?
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Question 3
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View these slides to explore types of cells and their structures and functions.
Select the characteristics for each type of cell.
Question 4
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Use this interactive to explore cell size.
a) How large is a mitochondrion?
b) How large is one E. coli bacterial cell?
c) How large is a human egg cell?
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Question 6
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Examine this photomicrograph, taken with an electron microscope.
Identify the organelle:
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Question 8
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Examine this photomicrograph, taken with an electron microscope.
Identify the organelle:
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Question 10
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Examine this photomicrograph, taken with an electron microscope.
Identify the organelle at the tip of the arrow:
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Only some have cell walls
Nucleus present
Organelles without a membrane.
Ribosomes suspended in the cell's cytoplasm or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum
No nucleus
Has a cell wall
Has many organelles with membranes
Ribosomes only present suspended in the cell's cyotplasm
PROKARYOTE
EUKARYOTE
Watch these two EdPuzzles: Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic and Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour (posted in Classroom) to categorize the following: (These EdPuzzles will also be worth their normal 5 pts. each.)