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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Has a cell wall
Only some have cell walls
Nucleus present
No nucleus
Organelles without a membrane.
Ribosomes only present suspended in the cell's cyotplasm
Has many organelles with membranes
Ribosomes suspended in the cell's cytoplasm or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum
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.)