Download Organelle Web Activity Worksheet

Biology
Chapter 6: Cell Structure / Organelles
Web Activity
The goal of this activity is to familiarize you with many different cellular components/organelles.
Additionally, you should be able to discover some of the relationships between the
STRUCTURE and the FUNCTION of these organelles.
Go to: http://www.campbellbiology.com/
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Click PELICAN Book of Biology Concepts and Connections (bottom middle)
LOGIN: ecfsbiology2010
PASSWORD: fieldston2010
Login, go to Ch. 4 Activities and do the following activities
4C Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells (4.5)
4D Build an Animal Cell and a Plant Cell (4.5)
4E Overview of Protein Synthesis (4.8)
4F The Endomembrane System (4.14)
4G Build a Chloroplast and a Mitochondrion (4.16)
4J Review: Animal Cell Structure and Function (4.20)
4K Review: Plant Cell Structure and Function (4.20)
4C. Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
1. Do the 7 questions.
2. Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
4D. Build an Animal Cell and a Plant Cell
1. Do the drag and drop activity.
2. What distinguishes an animal cell from a plant cell?
4E. Overview of Protein Synthesis
1. Read through the summary and do the activity.
2. What is the function of DNA and RNA in protein synthesis?
3. How do DNA, RNA, nucleotides, amino acids and proteins fit together in protein
synthesis?
4F. The Endomembrane System
1. Read and go through all activities.
2. What organelles are involved in the synthesis and transport of proteins? List the function
of each organelle and outline the path that a protein takes starting from synthesis to
export. Briefly explain these steps.
4G. Build a Mitochondria and Chloroplast
1. Do the drag and drop activity.
2. What is the structure and function for mitochondria and chloroplast?
4J. Review: Animal Cell
1. Do the activity.
2. List function of the following relevant organelles:
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Cell wall
cell (plasma) membrane
nucleus: chromatin/chromosomes,
nucleolus, nuclear membrane
cytoskeleton: microtubules,
microfilaments
ribosomes
4K. Review: Plant Cell
1. Do the activity.
2. List function of relevant organelles above.
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endoplasmic reticulum: rough and
smooth
Golgi apparatus
Lysosomes
Vacuoles
Chloroplasts
mitochondria