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Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Get
Started
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Where do you think cells are involved in
life processes?
Why do you think scientists and doctors
study cells?
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Introduction
Read the introduction.
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A disease is any breakdown in the
structure or function of an organism.
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Challenge
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How do observations of cells
help doctors and scientists
diagnose and study diseases?
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Using a Microscope
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Procedure
Part B: Observing Blood
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Read the patient histories and table of
possible diseases before you get your
microscope slides.
Compare each patient’s blood sample to
the typical blood sample.
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Follow Up
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What diagnosis did you give to Patient A,
and what was your evidence?
What diagnosis did you give Patient B,
and why?
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Analysis 3
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Observe the diagrams below. Which patient would
you diagnose with sickle cell disease? Explain,
using evidence from this activity.
Patient 1
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Patient 2
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Based on the diagrams, how does the shape of
normal red blood cells help them perform their
function? How does the shape of sickled red blood
cells prevent them from performing their function?
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Follow Up
Analysis 4
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How do microscope observations of cells
help doctors and scientists diagnose and
study diseases? Give specific examples
from this activity.
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Analysis 5
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From what you learned about malaria in the case
study:
◦ A trade-off is an exchange of one thing in return for
another, giving up something that is a benefit or
advantage, in exchange for something that may be more
desirable. What are the trade-offs of using insecticides to
kill the mosquitoes?
◦ What are the benefits of using insecticides to kill
mosquitoes that might be carrying Plasmodium?
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Revisit the
Challenge
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How do observations of cells
help doctors and scientists
diagnose and study diseases?
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
Key
Vocabulary
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cell
disease
infectious disease
malaria
microbe
mutation
noninfectious disease
protein
Activity 2: Cells and Disease
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protist
sickle cell
trade-off
vector