Cells

[|Cell Table]**//What object is __shaped like__ a box, a coil, a corkscrew, a cube, an octopus, a rod, a saucer, a star, or a blob of jelly?//** ===**//(Answer = the cell) A cell is the tiny building block that makes up all living things.//**===

1. Fill your bag with items that have a similar function to the following organelles: vacuole, mitochondria, cytoplasm, nucleus, nuclear membrane, ribosome; (optional: cloroplast). 2. Fill out the worksheet that justifies the function of the object to the function of the organelle. 3. Return the worksheet and the bag on Wed, March 24th.
 * __Cell in a Bag:__**

[|mitosis information] Learn about the process of body cell division Mitosis: [|Mitosis animation] Cells Alive: [|Interactive Cells] [|Another great CELL site] [|Look inside a cell!] (very cool!)J Diagram of Plant and Animal Cell:[|Diagram of Plant and Animal Cell] [|Definitions for Cell Parts] [|Cell Table] Cell Theory and "What makes something alive?"

cell (the tiny building blocks that make up all living things) cytoplasm vacuole organelles cell wall chloroplast cell membrane nucleus mitochondria nuclear membrane ribosome Anton Van Leeuwenhoek (discovered a "whole new world" that couldn't be seen without magnification) Robert Hooke (He looked at a slice of cork and named the tiny parts "cells". He was the first person to study cells.)
 * __List 1 - Vocabulary words:__** You have the definitions in your science journal OR they can be found on the above websites.

eukaryotic prokaryotic DNA Chromosome gene mitosis mieosis gamete zygote prophase metaphase anaphase telephase
 * __List 2 - Vocabulary words:__**
 * You will also need to know the words from "list 1"

= Cells =
 * [[image:http://www.sinauer.com/cooper/4e/micro/01/01-02_AnimalCell%28NL-Small%29.jpg width="184" height="139" caption="Animal Cell"]] [[image:http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/common/images/md/pc005180.gif width="191" height="117" caption="Plant Cell" link="http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/Media?id=pc005180"]] ||