Outcomes: Cell 1Identify the function of cell components, especially: A) Nucleus B) Mitochondria C) Chloroplasts D) Ribosomes E) Rough and Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum F) Vesicles G) Golgi H) Cell Membrane I) Cytoplasm J) Cell Wall K) Vacuoles, Cell 2Identify which cell components are found in: A) all cells B) prokaryotes (Eubacteria, Archaea) C) eukaryotes i) Animals ii) Plants iii)Protists iv) Fungi, Cell 3Predict the organismal group to which an unknown cell might belong from a description of its components., Cell 4Predict the possible functions of an unknown cell depending on its components., Cell 5Predict the abundance of particular organelles depending on a cell's functions.
- Water and macromolecules are needed to form cells. In small groups, students draw a typical cell from memory, including drawing and labeling all the organelles that they can. They will probably draw eukaryotic (animal) cells. If each student makes a copy, corrections and additions can be completed using textbook or other resources as an in class or homework assignment (Cell 1Identify the function of cell components, especially: A) Nucleus B) Mitochondria C) Chloroplasts D) Ribosomes E) Rough and Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum F) Vesicles G) Golgi H) Cell Membrane I) Cytoplasm J) Cell Wall K) Vacuoles)
- Prepare several “decks” of laminated cards with an illustration of an organelle on each card for use by student teams. The image library from your text is a good source for these illustrations. Ensure that there is a card for organelles and structures from every kingdom in each deck. An example set is provided below. Ask students to come up with different systems of organizing the cards. In our experience, students will sort by clade, by structure, and by function. Students could also work in teams sorting the organelle card decks to evaluate and identify only the organelles directly involved in specific cellular functions (i.e. protein secretion, lipid production and storage). This activity could also be run “backwards” so that students are given a specific set of organelle cards representing the structure of an unknown cell with the task of determining the cell’s function. (Cell 1Identify the function of cell components, especially: A) Nucleus B) Mitochondria C) Chloroplasts D) Ribosomes E) Rough and Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum F) Vesicles G) Golgi H) Cell Membrane I) Cytoplasm J) Cell Wall K) Vacuoles, Cell 2Identify which cell components are found in: A) all cells B) prokaryotes (Eubacteria, Archaea) C) eukaryotes i) Animals ii) Plants iii)Protists iv) Fungi, Cell 3Predict the organismal group to which an unknown cell might belong from a description of its components., Cell 4Predict the possible functions of an unknown cell depending on its components., Cell 5Predict the abundance of particular organelles depending on a cell's functions.)