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Human Biology 11 – Dalesandro
WebQuest 1 – The Cell
Instructions: Use Google and/other internet resources to answer the questions.
Value: 20 points.
Due date: One week from today (Thursday, February 16th).
Questions:
1) What are cells? Find a definition of the cell online.
2) Find a sketch of a typical animal cell and plant cell. Paste them both below.
3) a) What are organelles?
b) What do they do for the cell?
4) List the function of the following organelles:
a) Plasma membrane.
b) Nucleus.
c) Endoplasmic reticulum.
d) Golgi apparatus (Golgi body).
e) Ribosome.
f) Mitochondrion.
g) Nucleolus.
h) Vacuole.
5) What do the following types of blood cells do inside the human body?
a) Red blood cells.
b) White blood cells.
6) List three functions of bone cells in the human body.
7) Describe how brain cells are different from other human body cells.
8) a) Which cells in the human body have the longest life span?
b) What cells in the human body have the shortest life span?
9) Write a brief (5-sentence) response to this WebQuest. [3 pts.]