Comparing Plant and Animal Cells

Name: ______Section: ______

1. Draw a picture of human cheek cells. Label the cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm and the nucleus.

HUMAN CHEEK CELL

2. Using the following procedure, make a wet mount slide of an onion cell.

A. Obtain a glass slide, cover slip, iodine and a thin piece of onion skin.

B. Place the onion skin on the glass slide.

C. Place 1 SMALL drop of iodine on the onion skin.

D. Place the cover slide perpendicular to the glass slide, and slowly cover the onion skin.

E. Examine the slide under the microscope, using all three objective lenses.

F. Draw a picture of onion cells. Label the cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm and the nucleus.

Onion Skin Power: ______Onion Skin Power: ______Onion Skin Power: ______

Questions: Answer in complete sentences.

1. You should have noticed two dark outlines around the onion cells.

A. What are the outer boundaries around the onion cell called? What are their functions?

______

______B. How did the boundaries on the onion cell compare with that of the cheek cell?

______

2. What parts did you notice in both the onion and cheek cells? What are their functions?

A. ______

______

B. ______

______

C. ______

______

Using the information that you gathered during this lab, compare and contrast plant and animal cells using a Venn diagram. MYSTERY SLIDES

1. Focus each mystery slides at low, medium and high power.

2. Choose one magnification and draw what you see.

3. Label the magnification of the microscope and any organelles that you can identify.

4. Next, determine if the mystery slide is a plant or animal cell and explain why you came to that conclusion.

PLANT OR ANIMAL? WHY?

MAGNIFICATION = SLIDE 2 PLANT OR ANIMAL? WHY?

MAGNIFICATION = SLIDE 4 PLANT OR ANIMAL? WHY? MAGNIFICATION =

Name: ______Section: ______

Comparing Plant and Animal Cells

1. Draw a picture of human cheek cells. Label the cell membrane, cytoplasm and the nucleus.

HUMAN CHEEK CELL

2. Using the following procedure, make a wet mount slide of an onion cell.

A. Obtain a glass slide, cover slip, iodine and a thin piece of onion skin.

B. Place the onion skin on the glass slide.

C. Place 1 SMALL drop of iodine on the onion skin.

D. Place the cover slide perpendicular to the glass slide, and slowly cover the onion skin.

E. Examine the slide under the microscope, using all three objective lenses.

F. Draw a picture of onion cells. Label the cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm and the nucleus.

Onion Skin Power: 4 Onion Skin Power: 10 Onion Skin Power: 40

Questions: Answer in complete sentences.

1. You should have noticed two dark outlines around the onion cells.

A. What are the outer boundaries around the onion cell called? What are their functions?

The outer boundaries around the onion cell are called ______. Their function is ______

______

B. How did the boundaries on the onion cell compare with that of the cheek cell?

The boundaries of the onion cell looked like ______

______.

The boundaries of the cheek cell looked like______

______.

The boundaries are the same because ______

______. The boundaries are different because ______

______.

2. What parts did you notice in both the onion and cheek cells? What are their functions?

A. ______

______

B. ______

______

C. ______

______

Using the information that you gathered during this lab, compare and contrast plant and animal cells using a Venn diagram. Include cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus. MYSTERY SLIDES

1. Focus each mystery slides at low, medium and high power.

2. Choose one magnification and draw what you see.

3. Label the magnification of the microscope and any organelles that you can identify.

4. Next, determine if the mystery slide is a plant or animal cell and explain why you came to that conclusion.

PLANT OR ANIMAL? WHY?

MAGNIFICATION = SLIDE 4 PLANT OR ANIMAL? WHY? MAGNIFICATION =

EXIT SLIP

Name: ______Section:______

Type of cell: ______. I know this because ______.

EXIT SLIP

Name: ______Section:______

Type of cell: ______. I know this because ______. Type of cell: ______. I know this because ______.