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Amoeba Sisters Video Recap: Introduction to Cells AMOEBA SISTERS: VIDEO RECAP INTRODUCTION TO CELLS Amoeba Sisters Video Recap: Introduction to Cells Directions: For each statement, write a “P” if it best applies to prokaryotes only, “E” if it best applies to eukaryotes only, and “both” if it applies to both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. 1. ____B ___ I have a 3. _____P __ Bacteria 2. _____E__ I have a cell membrane are an example of nucleus. (plasma membrane). me. 5. ___E____ Animals 4. ___E____ Fungi are are an example of an example of me. me. 7. __E_____ I contain 6. ___E____ I contain membrane-bound ribosomes. organelles. 9. ____E ___ Your 8. ____B ___ I contain body cells are made cytoplasm. of this type of cell. 12. __B_____ I contain 10. ___E____ Protists 11. __E_____ Plants genetic material such as are an example of are an example of DNA. me. me. 13. The cell theory makes several fascinating statements about cells! What are three statements mentioned in the video that are included in the cell theory? 1. CELLS ARE THE SMALLEST LIVING THING 2. LIVING THINGS ARE MADE OF CELLS 3. CELLS MUST COME FROM CELLS AMOEBA SISTERS: VIDEO RECAP INTRODUCTION TO CELLS A Tour Inside the Cell! Let’s do a recap of the structures discovered inside the cell after the video tour! Fill in the below chart to help you organize what was visited! Remember there are more functions and structures that you can discover online. Structure or Makes Me Think of… Function(s): *Type of Cell? Organelle on the *Is it in both prokaryotes and Tour: (provide an illustration or analogy!) eukaryotes? Or just eukaryotes? Cell Membrane 14. 15. 16. A HOUSE FENCE BORDER OF THE CELL BOTH Cytoplasm 17. 18. 19. PLACE WHERE OTHER THE YARD AROUND THE HOUSE ORGANELLES ARE BOTH LOCATED; SPACE BETWEEN NUCLEUS AND CELL MEMBRANE Ribosome 20. 21. 22. KITCHEN: WHER FOOD IS MADE. PLACE OF PROTEIN EUKARYOTE SYNTHESIS Nucleus 23. 24. 25. MOM'S ROOM WHERE RULES AND EUKARYOTE INSTRUCTIONS TO RUN THE HOUSE COME FROM Endoplasmic 26. 27. 28. Reticulum (Rough and Smooth) THE KITCHEN COUNTER: WHERE LUNCH WHERE PROTEINS ARE IS PACKED FOR SCHOOL PACKAGED FOR TRANSPORT EUKARYOTE IN THE CELL Golgi apparatus 29. 30. 31. THE LUNCHBOX WHERE PROTEINS ARE EUKARYOTES CARRIED AWAY TO SCHOOL Mitochondria 32. 33. Eukaryote Cells (in both (Singular: animal and plant cells) Mitochondrion) THE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BOX PROVIDES POWER TO RUN THE HOUSE Cell Wall 34. 35. 36. THE SECOND FENCE AROUND THE TO PROVIDE STRUCTURE FENCE: A BRICK FENCE AROUND THE TO THE PLANT CELL EUKARYOTIC WEAKER WOOD FENCE Chloroplast 37. 38. 39. THE GARDEN PLACE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS EUKARYOTIC Vacuole 40. 41. 42. THE SWIMING POOL PLACE OF WATER STORAGE EUKARYOTIC .
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