Plant vs Animal Cells
Name the organelle responsible for a plant's green color.
Chloroplast
All cells are the same.
True or False?
False!
Cells are different shapes and sizes defending on their function, encoded in their DNA.
What was your mission with the dead bear?
Determine the cause of death by sampling and inspecting the animal's cells.
In DIY with Adam, what animal part did he use to show tissues and tendons?
A raw chicken wing.
This organelle contains the DNA of a cell.
The nucleus.
Name two differences between plant and animal cells.
Plant cells have a cell wall and a box shape.
Cancer cells are stuck in the _____ phase, meaning they divide uncontrollably.
Mitosis
In individual nucleotide, the bases always bond with a _________ and a ___________.
[free hint: "p" and "s"]
Phosphate
Sugar
What is the purpose of a neuron?
To transmit electrical signals throughout the body.
DNA stands for...
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What is the purpose of a cell wall?
A cell wall gives a plant its rigid shape and helps it stand upright, closer to the sun.
What three criteria must be met for something to be considered "living".
It must take in nutrients, reproduce, and eventually die/decompose.
In the sequencing sim, which nucleotide bonded with cytosine?
Guanine
What is a mutation and give an example!
A mutation is a variation of a trait that may be harmful, beneficial, or have no effect.
What is DNA? What does it do?
DNA is genetic blueprint/instructions for a living thing.
What is the gooey jelly-like stuff inside the cell that holds all the organelles called?
Cytoplasm
What characteristics unify the animal kingdom?
Animals are multicellular eukaryotes that lack cell walls.
All animals are heterotrophs.
Animals have sensory organs, the ability to move, and internal digestion. They also use sexual reproduction.
DNA has this shape.
Double helix.
What do we mean when we say a cell is "specialized"?
It has features that help it serve a certain, distinctive purpose.
What are the four bases of the DNA nucleotides?
[free hint: C, A, T, G]
Cytosine, Adenine, Thymine, and Guanine.
Name five organelles that plant and animal cells have in common.
Mitochondria, nucleus, cell membrane, ribosomes, vacuole, lysosomes...
Create an analogy for a cell and its organelles.
School, business...
Bone cells are also known as...
Osteocytes
What were the five body systems Dr. Jeff talked about in this week's video?
Muscular System
Circulatory System
Respiratory System
Digestive System
Nervous System
What is a gene?
A gene is a sequence of three nucleotides that codes for a certain trait.