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1.To look at most cells you will need a ...

Name a cell you do not need this tool to observe.

2. Who first used the term "cell"?

3. Use this chart to compare a plant cell to an animal cell.
Use the illustration to write the structures found in each kind of cell.

Plant	Animal
Nucleus	Nucleus

Which has more structures: an animal cell or a plant cell?

4. Harness the resources at Cells Alive.com to answer the questions in section 4.

What is the cell cycle?

Plant cells have chloroplasts. What does a chloroplast do?

Chloroplasts contain a chemical called

Name the light related chemical reaction that occurs in the chloroplasts.

5. Organelles - write the function of each organelle. Cells II site / ThinkQuest Cell Biology site

mitochondria

cell membrance

ribosomes

nucleus

endoplasmic reticulum

nucleolus

golgi apparatus

lysosome

vacuoles

cell wall

6. We do not use food's energy directly. Name the molecule living things use for energy.

7. Plant cell walls are made of cellulose. List some ways people use cellulose.

8. Living organisms can be classified in to 5 kingdoms. (Use your online research skills to find an answer.)
Name them. Which are eukaryotes? Which are prokaryotes?

Explore: What is a genome and why is it so important?

Observe the online videos at cells.de to gain greater insight into cellular biology

Watch: DNA from the beginning. Make a 20 question quiz that reviews the material in the videos.

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2003 Cynthia J. O'Hora. posted 11/2003 Updated 8/2007, FAQ

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