Cell Structure and Function

Glossary

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 Term Meaning

prokaryote cell

eukaryote cell

plant cells

animal cells

cell theory

lens

compound light
microscope

electron
microscope

cell

tissue

epidermal cells

guard cells

stoma

Cell Structure and Function

Glossary

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 Term Meaning

organelle

mitochondrion

ATP (Adenosine
triphosphate)

nucleus

Deoxyribonucleic
acid

endoplasmic
reticulum

ribosomes

protein synthesis

vacuole

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 Introduction
All organisms are made of cells and the products of cells. The simplest type of cell is a
prokaryote. It does not contain any membrane-bound organelles. Prokaryotes include
Bacteria. Eukaryotic cells do contain membrane-bound organelles. Plant, animal and fungus
cells are examples of eukaryotic cells.

Instructions
A Venn diagram shows similarities between groups in the intersecting portions of the circles,
while differences are represented in the non-intersecting portions of the circles. Identify and
name structural features found in different types of cells and add them to the Venn diagrams.

Eukaryotic cells

Animal
Plant
Cells
Cells

Fungus Cells
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The Cell Theory
The cell theory states that all living things are composed of one or more cells and that all cells
come from pre-existing cells. Over many years, the cell theory has been added to and refined
by scientists.

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How a Dutch fabric-maker became the father of microbiology.

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website.
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o the early
development of
microscopes
o the names of the
developers AND
o the objects that
were observed
o diagrams where
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Microscopy
Name the parts of the Compound Light Microscope

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1. Follow instructions to make a wet mount of leaf epidermis tissue.

2. Observe under the Compound Light microscope

3. Do a biological drawing and identify the epidermal cells and the guard cells.

4. Identify and label

o the cell wall
o nucleus

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 o chloroplast
o cytoplasm

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Leaf Epidermis Species: Agapanthus

Labelled biological drawing

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Cell Structure

All living things are comprised of cells and cell components. This is one of the fundamental
statements of the cell theory. However, not all cells contain the same cell components. The
organelles, or lack of organelles, found in each cell determine the structure and function.

Label the following representations of typical plant, animal and fungus cells. These
structures may be seen under an electron microscope.

Plant Cell Animal cell

Fungus cell

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You will notice that Plant, Animal and Fungus Cells have some organelles in common.
Add these to the Venn Diagram on Page 3

Identify the functions for the following organelles.

Structure Function
Organelle
What does it look like? What chemical job does it do?

Cell wall

Cell membrane

Nucleus

Ribosomes

Endoplasmic
reticulum

Golgi apparatus

Vacuole

Mitochondrion

Centriole

Chloroplast

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Fill in the missing words in this cloze activity.

All cells require _________________ to move, grow and reproduce. Autotrophic organisms

make their own food (energy) through the process of _________________________ .. are

Organisms that must consume others to gain energy are called ____________________.

The process of _____________________________________ is the cellular reaction that

breaks down the chemical, ____________________________ to provide energy (ATP) to

the cell.

Photosynthesis is the chemical reaction that traps the Suns light energy and transforms it

into useable chemical energy. The word equation for photosynthesis is:

_______________________________________________________________________

The green pigment called ______________________________ , is found in leaf cells.

Oval-shaped membrane-bound organelles called _________________________ are able

to harvest the Suns energy during photosynthesis. Chloroplasts are green because they hold

the enzyme __________________________ which helps the reaction of

_____________________.

Cellular respiration is the chemical reaction where ____________________________

is broken down into _________________________ and __________________________ ,

providing energy to the cell.

Cellular respiration occurs in an organelle called the ______________________________.

Mitochondria have a double membrane and their own DNA.

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Cellular respiration has two stages. The first stage, glycolysis, occurs in the

_____________________________ . Glycolysis is sometimes called anaerobic respiration.

Glycolysis breaks ___________________________ into pyruvic acid. Pyruvic acid

molecules are small enough to move into the _________________________________ .

If there is enough oxygen present then the second stage occurs.

If there is not enough oxygen entering the mitochondria, then the pyruvate molecules are

converted to lactic acid in humans. This happens during exercise. In yeast, which is a type of

fungus, pyruvate is converted to ethanol.

The aerobic stage of respiration occurs in the _________________________________.

This stage transfers the chemical energy of pyruvate into ATP molecules. ATP is the energy-

storing molecule, required for cellular function. The energy from one glucose molecule can be

placed into 36 molecules of ATP.

Exploring the role of the Mitochondrion

The powerhouse of the cell is the organelle called the mitochondrion. Mitochondria are
organelles that take in glucose and oxygen molecules. The enzymes in the mitochondria help
break down the glucose molecules into carbon dioxide and water. The energy that was held
in the glucose molecule is placed into smaller packs of energy inside ATP molecules. This
process is called aerobic respiration.

1. Write the word equation for the process of anaerobic respiration in humans.

__________________________________________________________________________

2. Write the word equation for the process of aerobic respiration in humans

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__________________________________________________________________________

3. Write the word equation for the process of aerobic respiration in. yeast.

__________________________________________________________________________

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Draw an InfoGraphic to represent both Glycolysis (Anaerobic Respiration) and
Aerobic Respiration

Assessment Task 3: Extended response research assignment Cell InfoGraphic

Assessment Task 4: Build a prototype of a cell organelle. Submit with the design brief,
including key and reflections.

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Exploring cellular respiration in yeast
Task 6: Science Inquiry Practical - Factors affecting respiration rate

Yeast is a microorganism that belongs to the Fungi kingdom. It is found widely in nature and
is used in making such widely diverse foods such as breads, cheese, wine and beer. These
foods may be different but they all have something in common bubbles!

Yeasts respire to produce carbon dioxide, which may be trapped as bubbles.

Bread uses pliable dough to trap the bubbles, Beer making takes advantage of both the
bubbles and the ethanol produced.

Design an investigation to explore a variable that may affect the cellular respiration in yeast.
You may work in pairs, or a collaborative group of three. The groups will gather plan, conduct,
analyse and evaluate the investigation. Students will submit their own science report for this
investigation. This is Assessment Task

Use the Report Writing Template as a guide to how to write your report.

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 Writing your Report Template
TITLE and DATE Graph: What type of graph will you draw and why?

Problem: Identify the problem Plot the average results

Hypothesis: A short statement, making a prediction about how the TITLE relates the two variables
independent variable will affect the dependant variable.
(A short statement of the relationship between the two
variables.)
Variables:
o Independent or manipulated variable (I change) Dependent variable
o Dependent or responding variable (measured) (units)
o The controlled variables, or variables that you kept the same. (Say how
you kept these the same.)
Independent variable
Materials: List of materials written so that anyone else could repeat (units)
your experiment exactly.

Method: Listed in steps so that anyone else could repeat your Conclusion:
experiment exactly. o What do your results show?
o Sate the relationship between the variables.
Diagram: Use a ruler and pencil. o Describe any patterns or trends in the data.
o Explain, using science ideas why there could be this trend.

Results: Evaluation of the method:

o State whether or not your hypothesis was supported.
Table 1: _______________________________________
o What difficulties did you have in measuring the variables accurately?
o How reliable are your results?
Independent Dependent variable (units)
Why did you do three trials?
variable Trial Trial Trial Average Why did you calculate averages?
(units) 1 2 3 Were your sample sizes big enough?
Was there a significant difference between your results?
What did you do to control the other variables properly?
Use scientific language and concepts to describe what you have

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 learned from this investigation.

Bibliography / References

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