Download Cell Mini Labs - Effingham County Schools

Name:_______________________ Period: ___________
Robert Hooke Discovers the Cell
Draw the cells. Label the Cell Wall. Record the total magnification
Cork Cells:
Total Magnification: ____________
Verification: _____________
Analysis:
1. What is the general shape of a cork cell?
2. What cell structure is the most apparent when looking at cork under the microscope?
3. Why do cork cells appear to be empty?
4. Why are cork cells an important factor in the history of cell theory?
5. What are the three parts of the cell theory?
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Live Onion Cells
Draw and Label the cells. Label the cell wall and the nucleus. Record the total magnification.
Onion Cells:
Total Magnification _________
Verification: ____________
Analysis:
1. Describe the general shape of an onion skin cell?
2. What was the dark spot located in each cell?
3. Did the cell you observe today a plant cell or an animal cell?
4. How are plant and animal cells different?
5. Name 3 organisms that have the same type of cells as the cells you viewed today?
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6. Which two organelles within a plant cell work together to provide energy for the cell?
7. How are eukaryotic cells like plant cells different from that of prokaryotic cells?
Observe a Human Cheek Cell
Human Cheek Cell:
Total Magnification _________
Verification: ____________
Analysis:
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Why were you not able to see a cell wall in your cheek cells?
2. What is the outer layer of your cell?
3. What is the function of the cell structure that you listed for question 2 above?
4. What organelles would be found in an onion cell that would not be found in your cheek cells?