Cheek Cell Conclusion Quiz

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1. Why is methylene blue necessary?

2. Cheek cells do not move on their own, so you WILL NOT find two organelles that function for cell movement. Name these organelles.

3. The light microscope used in the lab is not powerful enough to view other organelles in the cheek cell, but what 3 parts of the cell were visible?

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4. Is the cheek cell a eukaryote or prokaryote? How do you know?

5. Which cells seem to be relatively bigger, and therefore where easier to find? Plant or animal

6. Higher Level Thinking: (Keep in mind that the mouth is the first site of chemical digestion in a human.) Your saliva starts the process of breaking down the food you eat. Knowing this, what organelle do you think would be numerous, inside the cells of your mouth?

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