Download Animal Cells: Structure and Function

Animal Cells: Structure
and Function
Lesley Koch
3/4/15
Grade 9
Animal Cells Lesson Plan
Cells: Building Blocks of
Life
All Living Things are Made of Cells!
In the last chapter, we
discussed how animal
cells are different from
plant cells. Now, let’s dig
deeper and learn about
how animal cells
function!
Animal Cell Overview
Important Organelles
Nucleus
“Brain” of the cell
Contains genetic
information (DNA)
Executive
functioning of cell
Mitochondria
“Powerhouse” of
the cell
Generate ATP
(energy for the
cell)
Nucleus Video
Answer the following questions while watching the
video:
How does the nuclear membrane differ from the cell
membrane?
How many pairs of chromosomes does a cell have?
What does DNA stand for?
Nucleus Video
Important Organelles
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Hydrophobic: “Water” (hydro) “fearing” (phobia)
Hydrophilic: “Water” (hydro) “loving” (philia)
Discussion
Cells Alive! Interactive Cell Model
Directions:
Explore interactive cell model (animal cell) with a partner
Answer the following questions:
1.
Name 3 organelles we did not talk about and give a characteristic of
each
2.
Which part of the cell is referred to as the “soup” of the cell?
3.
If possible, give 3 characteristics of animal cell walls.
**Turn in ONE paper with the answers to these questions with BOTH names
on it
Credits
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Cell Nucleus. (2015, January 1). Retrieved January 1, 2015, from
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Davidson, M. (1995, January 1). Animal Cell Structure. Retrieved January 1, 2015, from http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/animalcell.html
Davidson, M. (1995, January 1). Mitochondria. Retrieved January 1, 2015, from
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/mitochondria/mitochondria.html
Oleander. (2015,January 1). Retrieved from MorgueFile (Image), http://mrg.bz/QSFr3S
Plasma membrane. In Science online. Retrieved from
http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE40&SID=5&iPin=CBBCSp14&SingleRecord=True
Nave, R. (2000, January 1). Cell Nucleus and Nuclear Envelope. Retrieved January 1, 2015, from http://hyperphysics.phyastr.gsu.edu/hbase/biology/celnuc.html
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Sullivan, J. (2015, January 1). Cells Alive - Cell Model. Retrieved January 1, 2015, from http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm