Week 1 Introduction To Cell
Week 1 Introduction To Cell
CELL
Science 11 - General Biology 1
First Quarter
Module 1
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this learning module, learners are expected to:
a. enumerate the postulates of the cell theory; and
b. identify the structure and function of major and subcellular organelles
WHAT I KNOW
Below are questions that will help you check what you know about the lesson. Read,
understand, and carefully answer the instructions and the questions.
Multiple choice. Below are questions that will help you determine your prior knowledge.
Choose and write the best answer that corresponds to the question. Please answer in your
answer sheet. (15 pts)
2. An instrument that is used to see things that cannot be seen in a naked eye.
A. telescope B. microscope C. mirror D. eyeglasses
4. A cell structure/part or organelle that serves as the energy source of the cell.
A. DNA B. nucleolus C. mitochondria D. Chromosome
5. A scientist who named and discovered the cell through observing a bottle cork under the
microscope.
A. Robert Hooke B. Theodor Schwann C. Gregor Mendel D. Aristotle
6. A Dutch eye-glasses maker that was credited on his discovery on the first compound
microscope.
A. Robert Hooke B. Zacharias Jansen C. Plato D.Theodor Schwann
7. It is a cell structure/part or organelle that contains digestive enzymes to break down materials.
A. Lysosome B. Vacuoles C. Mitochondria D. Centrioles
8. These are single-celled organisms that are known to be the earliest and most primitive forms of life
on earth.
A. Prokaryotes B. Eukaryotes C. Archaeans D. both A and C
9. A cell structure/part or organelle that translate genetic information in the form of messenger
Ribonucleic acid (mRNA) into proteins.
A. Lysosome B. Ribosomes C. Centriole D. Vesicle
13. A cell structure/part or organelle that is a double layered surrounding the cell to control the entry
and exit of certain substances.
A. nuclear membrane B. cytoplasm C. cell membrane D. cytosol
WHAT’S IN
When you were in Grade 7 you had an introduction about microscopes, animal, and plant
cell. In connection to this we will learn how these cells were discovered by scientist and the
cell theory that they had proposed, what are the parts and functions of the organelles, and
the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Share what you remembered
about microscopes, bacteria, animal, and plant cell when you were a Grade 7 student. Do
not forget to write it on your notebook.
WHAT’S NEW
Draw me. Below are descriptions of something related to the lesson. Draw what is being
describe on your answer sheet.
WHAT IS IT
Every part in our body is composed of cells, that is why cells are called as the building
blocks or basic unit of life and the study of cell is called cytology. From bacteria to animals,
the cell is one of the basic organizational principles in Biology. Let us look how cell was
introduced by some scientist.
When Romans discovered they were able to make glass in the 1 st century BC, things
changed for the better. More scientists became more curious and want to discover things at
their time. Here are the remarkable scientist and their contributions in the development of
cell.
Zacharias Janssen
Zacharias Jansen is a Dutch eyeglass maker and was the son of a
spectacle maker Hans Janssen. Although Zacharias was credited in making
the first compound microscope most historian believed that his father played
a vital role since Zacharias was still in his teens in the 1590’s. However, it is
unclear who really invented the microscope since some historians say it
was Hans Lippershey, a fellow Dutch eyeglasses maker who is most
famous for filing the first patent for a telescope. Other evidence points to
Hans and Zacharias Janssen, a father-son team of spectacle makers living
in the same town as Lippershey
Image Source: Interesting World Facts, Sketch of Zaccharias Janssen, accessed April 22, 2020,
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Robert Hooke
Theodor Schwann
Rudolf Virchow
These were the contributions of scientist in the discovery of cells. From these, there were
cell theories that was postulated:
1. All organisms are made up of one or more cells.
2. The cell is the most basic unit of life
3. All cells arise only from pre-existing cells through cell division
The first and second statement was stated by Schleiden and Schwann while the third statement was
stated by Virchow.
Cells is divided into two primary categories: prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Prokaryotes (pro= “before”; -kary=nucleus) are single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus
and membrane-bound organelles an example of these are bacteria and archeans. Archeans
are among the earliest forms of life that appeared on earth that lives in extremely harsh
environments such as vents of volcano, stomach of cows and high salt areas. These cells
have no membrane-bound organelles such as nucleus. Eukaryotes (eu=“true”) are called
because they have true nucleus and multicellular. These cells have membrane-bound
organelles and genetic material enclosed in the nucleus such as animals, plants, fungi, and
protists. Also, prokaryotic cells have one long DNA strand while for eukaryotic it has many.
Usually, eukaryotic cells are more complex and much larger than prokaryotic cells. On
average, prokaryotic cells are about 10 times smaller in diameter than eukaryotic cells.
In terms of reproduction, eukaryotic cells grow and reproduce through mitosis and in
organisms who reproduce sexually their reproductive cells are produced through the process
of meiosis. On the other hand, most prokaryotes divide through binary fission where the
original cell is divided into two identical cells. Both eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms
receive energy through the process of cellular respiration. In eukaryotes, most cellular
respiration takes place within the cell’s mitochondria while for prokaryotes it occurs in the
cytoplasm and/or within the cell membrane.
Furthermore, as the discovery of cells more scientist was curious and tried to discover the
parts and organelles (tiny structures) inside the cell that performs a specific function. Let us
see the different structures that helps the cell function.
The table below are summarized details about the cell structure, membrane-bound
organelles and non-membrane bound organelles
Cell Functi
Structure on
It is made up of cellulose
that gives shape in plant
cells that helps in the
Cell wall
protection of the cell
membrane and supports
the cell.
Cell It is also called the plasma
membran membrane and it is a double
layered, thin barrier,
e surrounding the cell.
It is a membrane that
protects the cell by keeping
Image Source: Veronica Olson, “Plant and Animal Cell.”
the cell organelles separate 2.2 describe cell structures, October 24, 2017,
Cytoplasm http://freyamakesbiologystressfree.blogspot.com/2
from each other. It contains 017/10/22-describe-cell-structures-including.html
a semi-fluid translucent
substance known as cytosol.
Membrane-Bound Organelles- Surrounded by a plasma membrane to keep their internal fluids
separate from the cytoplasm of the rest of the cell parts
Organelle Functi
on
It is the largest organelle in a
cell. The nucleus contains
Nucleus
nearly all of the cell’s genetic
material.
*PARTS OF NUCLEUS
Protects the nucleus by
*Nucle surrounding and acts as a
ar barrier between the cell
Membra nucleus and other organs of
ne a
cell.
Plays a vital role in the
*Nucleolus
production of cell’s ribosome.
*Nucle Regulates the transportation
ar of molecules between the
Pore nucleus and the cytoplasm.
It is a mass of genetic
material composed of DNA Image Source: “A Nucleus.” A level Biology,
*Chromatin and proteins that condense accessed April 22, 2020,
https://alevelbiology.co.uk/notes/nucleus-
to form structure-and-functions/
chromosomes
Image source: Rlawson, “Rough Endoplasmic reticulum.”,
It contains digestive
enzymes used to break
down materials. An enzyme
Lysosomes is a chemical substance in
animals that helps to cause
natural processes such as
digestion. Image source: Soumya730, Lysosome,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lysosom es.jpg.
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It translates genetic
information in the form of
Ribosomes mRNA into proteins. It is
found in animal, plant, and
bacterial cells.
Image source: Image source: Data Base Center for Life
Science, ribosome,
http://togotv.dbcls.jp/ja/togopic.2019.06.html.
Those are the organelles carry out essential functions that are necessary for the survival of
cells – harvesting energy, making new proteins, getting rid of waste and so on. So, it is best
that we take good care of our body to be healthy and survive.
Did you know virus are neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic cell? This is because
virus lack the characteristic of a living thing except the ability of replication. Virus
only lives if they are attached to their host.
WHAT’S MORE
Activity 1: Below are scientist who contributed on the cell theory. Identify their names and the
postulate of cell theory that they stated. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
Name of Scientist
Postulates of
cell theory that
they
contributed
Activity 2: Below are statements related to the primary type of cells. Write PRO if the statement
describes the features of a prokaryotic cell and write EU if the statement describes the features of
a eukaryotic cell. Use your answer sheet in writing your answers.
WHAT I CAN DO
Organelles have different functions same as other things. Enumerate 5 things inside your
house that you can relate to the functions of an organelle. Write your answers on your
answer sheet.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
In preparation for our next lesson, draw the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells in a long bond
paper and label the prominent structures. The criteria follow:
Creativity: 10 points
Neatness: 10 points
Total: 40 points
ANSWER KEY
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