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Handout For Cells Webquest

The document outlines a webquest focused on cell biology, including tasks related to videos, interactive activities, and articles about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. It includes questions about cell theory, organelles, and their functions, as well as comparisons between different cell types. The webquest encourages exploration through various online resources and interactive games.

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Handout For Cells Webquest

The document outlines a webquest focused on cell biology, including tasks related to videos, interactive activities, and articles about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. It includes questions about cell theory, organelles, and their functions, as well as comparisons between different cell types. The webquest encourages exploration through various online resources and interactive games.

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Cells Webquest Name:

Task 1 – Introduction to Cells Video Tutorial


View the Introduction to Cells video by The Amoeba Sisters on YouTube and
answer the following questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IlzKri08kk
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/zurjaqp
1. List the 3 parts of the modern cell theory.

2. What type of cell are bacteria and Archaea made of?

3. What type of cell are fungi, animals, plants, and protists made of?

4. What 4 organelles do both eukaryote and prokaryote cells contain?

5. What do prokaryotes lack that eukaryotes contain?

6. What does it mean to be selectively permeable?

7. What role does the cytoplasm play in a cell?

8. What is the function of chloroplasts?

9. Which type of cell has a cell wall – animal cell or plant cell?

10. What are two functions of a cell wall?

11. What molecule makes instructions for proteins and is located inside a eukaryotic nucleus?

Task 2 – Assembling A Eukaryotic Cell Interactive


Complete the Assembling a Eukaryotic Cell interactive from the WISC online website. Follow
the directions and answer the questions below as you move through this activity.
Full URL: https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/natural-science/life-science/mby3204/
eukaryotic-cells-assembling-the-cell
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/ycfdycvc

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Click the red arrow on bottom right of screen. Then click each organelle to get the information needed to
complete the table below.
Organelle Function
12. Nucleus

13. Rough Endoplasmic


Reticulum
14. Smooth Endoplasmic
Reticulum
15. Ribosomes

16. Golgi Complex

17. Mitochondria

18. Plasma Membrane

19. Click the red arrow again. Construct a eukaryotic cell and take the interactive quiz. Which organelle is
the site of synthesis of ribosomal RNA?

Task 3 – Plant Cell Parts and Functions Interactive


Complete the Plant Cell Parts and Functions tutorial on the Learn Biology website and
answer the following questions.
Full URL: https://learn-biology.com/plant-cell-parts-and-functions/
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/z4wxtrxy

Organelle Function 1 Additional Fact


20. Cell wall

21. Central
Vacuole
22. Chloroplast

23. List 7 organelles shared by both plant and animal cells.

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24. Complete Part 2: Matching and Labeling Cell Parts and Functions Quiz. When prompted to sign in,
click “No Thanks”. Drag and drop the cell organelles to their correct place and then label the diagram
below

Task 4 – Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells Video Tutorial


View the Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote video by The Amoeba Sisters on YouTube and answer
the following questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxujitlv8wc&t=116s
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/yad9833z
25. What are four examples of eukaryotes?

26. How many cells does a prokaryote contain?

27. List the four main similarities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

28. Complete the Venn Diagram below to compare eukaryotic cells with prokaryotic cells.

Prokaryotic Eukaryotic
Cells Cells

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Task 5 – Prokaryotic Cells Article
Read the Prokaryotic Cells article from the Khan Academy website and answer the following
questions.
Full URL: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/structure-of-a-cell/prokaryotic-and-
eukaryotic-cells/a/prokaryotic-cells
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/j3ujxbt

29. Where is the majority of prokaryotic DNA found?

30. What are 3 functions of the cell wall?

31. Why is the capsule of a bacterium sticky?

32. What 2 organelles help bacteria to move?

33. Which are smaller – prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells?

34. Label the bacterial cell diagram.

Task 6 –Cell Explorer Game


Play the Cell Explorer Game from the BioMan Bio website. Make sure you read EVERY
screen that pops up in order to answer the questions below.
Full URL:
https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/Cellgames/cellexplorerpagehtml5.html
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/zasobft

Mission 1: RECON: Click on Mission 1 Recon. You will find and shoot organelles and answer questions
about each. You do not have to complete the questions in this mission in order. The organelle questions
below are listed in alphabetical order.

35. Cytoskeleton: What are three functions of the cytoskeleton?

36. Golgi Apparatus: What would happen if the Golgi bodies in the cell were destroyed?

37. Lysosomes: What are the functions of lysosomes?

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38. Mitochondria: What three substances does respiration produce?

39. Nucleolus: What would occur if the nucleolus in a cell were destroyed?

40. Nucleus: DNA is contained within the nucleus. What is the main function of DNA and RNA?

41. Plasma Membrane / Cell Membrane: Why is the membrane critical to the survival of the cell?

42. Ribosomes: What would occur if all the ribosomes in a cell were destroyed?

43. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum: What would occur if all the rough ER in a cell were destroyed?

44. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum: What would occur if all the smooth ER in a cell were destroyed?

45. Vesicles: What is the primary function of vesicles?

Extension Activity
Choose from any of the extension activities below.
A. Draw and label the organelles in an animal cell.
B. Write a paragraph (4-6 sentences) about the differences and similarities between a prokaryotic cell
and a eukaryotic cell.
C. Choose any organelle. Write a creative paragraph (4-6 sentences) about a day in the life of this
organelle that summarizes that organelle’s structure and function.

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