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Cells - How big is a cell?
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Go to the following link. Divide your screen so you can see the CellsAlive website and goformative to answer the questions while you watch the animation
http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm
General information to help you:
the specimens are in
blue
along the right side (this is the "Key" for the list of specimens)
you can move the cursor over the name of each specimen and see what they look like in the small box above the list
use the arrow by "magnification" to zoom in and out to see the sizes of the specimens that can be found on the top of a pin head
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viruses are not considered living cells
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What is the smallest specimen that is on the top of the head of the pin?
C staphylococcus (bacteria)
A lymphocyte
D rhinovirus
B E. coli (bacteria)
E Ebola virus
Zoom out a little farther. What is the purple stained, hook-shaped specimen?
B Rhinovirus
D Staphylococcus (bacteria)
C E. coli (bacteria)
A Ebola virus
Compare sizes of the specimens by selecting the largest one in the following pair.
A E. coli (bacteria) or
B baker's yeast (Fungi)
Compare sizes of the specimens by selecting the largest one in the following pair.
A ragweed pollen (plant) or
B lymphocyte (animal cell)
Compare sizes of the specimens by selecting the largest one in the following pair.
A dust mite (animal) or
B ragweed pollen
Compare sizes of the specimens by selecting the largest one in the following pair.
A staphylococcus (bacteria) or
B red blood cell (animal)
The ebola virus is ______ times larger than the rhinovirus.
A same size
B 10
C 100
D 1,000
E 10,000
What is the correct power of ten for this measurement in the metric system? 1 millimeter = 10__
A -3
B -6
C -9
What is the correct power of ten for this measurement in the metric system? 1 micron = 10 __
A -3
B -6
C -9
What is the correct power of ten for this measurement in the metric system? 1 nanometer = 10___
A -3
B -6
C -9
Use your own knowledge or other resources to answer the following: Which of the specimens is a part of a plant?
A baker's yeast
B ragweed pollen
C dust mite
Use your own knowledge or other resources to answer the following: Which of the specimens is a prokaryote cell?
A staphylococcus and E.coli
B rhinovirus and Ebola virus
C red blood cell and lymphocyte
Use your own knowledge or other resources to answer the following: Which of the specimen(s) is a eukaryote cell?
A lymphocyte and red blood cells
B dust mite
C E. coli
Use your own knowledge or other resources to answer the following: Which of the specimens belong to the Kingdom Fungi?
A ragweed pollen
B staphylococcus
C baker's yeast
Use your own knowledge or other resources to answer the following: Describe how the size of prokaryotic cells compares to that of eukaryotic cells.
A they are about the same size
B prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells
C eukaryotic cells are larger than prokaryotic cells