Download Cell WEBQUEST: An interactive

Introduction
Cells, what are they? What do they do? What are they made of? How do they work? All
of the questions you have had in biology. This webquest is designed to review the
information you have already learned.
Task
You will be asked to use the web to research what cells are and what cells are made of. You
will complete conventional worksheets completing information on the cell, as well completed
a detailed, colored drawing of an animal cell.
Cell WEBQUEST: An interactive journey into the cell!
Answer the following questions. You do not have to answer these questions in complete
sentences, but your answers should be complete with details and information!
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Go to: What is a Cell?
http://www.scsc.k12.in.us/SMS/Teachers/Martin/replacementlink.htm
1) Each of us have approximately how many cells in our body? ________________
2) What is the purpose of the cell membrane? ______________________________
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Go to: Ask a Biologist
http://askabiologist.asu.edu/research/buildingblocks/cellparts.html
3) How many different kinds of cells are in your body? _________________________
4) What parts of our bodies are made of dead cells? __________________________
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Remember that humans are animals and have eukaryotic cells. These are cells with
various organelles! Go to: Biology 101 The Cell Study Guide
http://www.biology101.org/biologystudyguides/cellparts.php OR
Cells Alive – Animal Cell Animation http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm
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5) Use the interactive websites to help you describe the function of the cell parts
(organelle) on your coloring worksheet.
6) After you have finished the webquest, complete the worksheet by coloring the cell with
colored pencils.
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Go to the left column of the page and click on “Cell Biology” and go to “How big?…” and
click on “Start the Animation”. Note: Lymphocyte is a white blood cell and the Rhinovirus
is the the virus responsible for the common cold.
7) How big is a blood cell? How does its size compare to Dust Mites, and then to the E. coli
bacteria?_____________________________________________________________
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Next we are going to look at mitosis and the cell cycle. Our cells undergo mitosis
whenever they need to divide. Cell division is important for growth, tissue repair, or to
replace old cells. Go to: Biology 101 Mitosis Study Guide
http://www.biology101.org/biologystudyguides/whatismitosis.php OR
Cells Alive – Mitosis Animation http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm OR
Cells Alive – Cell Cycle Animation http://www.cellsalive.com/cell_cycle.htm OR
Cell Biology Animation http://www.johnkyrk.com/mitosis.html
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8) Complete the worksheet on the cell cycle labeling the different phases of mitosis.
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Go back to:
http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/cell_structure/c
ell_structure.htm and click on “Construct a cell”, construct an animal cell.
9) Name a part that does NOT BELONG in the animal cell (as you figured out during
construction)
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Go to Cell Disorders and Diseases
http://www.umdf.org/site/c.otJVJ7MMIqE/b.5692879/k.3851/What_is_Mitochond
rial_Disease.htm
10) How is a person’s life affected by mitochondrial disease?
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Go to http://www.pompe.com/patient/learning/pc_eng_pt_lsds.asp
11) What organelle does “Pompe Disease” affect in the cell, and how does this disease
affect someone’s life?
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