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Cell structure gizmo student exploration

Explore cell structures with the Cell Structure Gizmo! Learn the roles of organelles like mitochondria, ribosomes, chloroplasts, and differences between plant, animal, and bacterial cells through interactive microscopy.

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Name:Date:Student Exploration: Cell StructureDirections: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions andprompts in the orange boxes.Vocabulary:cell membrane, cell wall, capsule, centriole, chloroplast, cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, endoplasmic'eticulum. flagellum. Golgi apparatus, lysosome, mitochondria, nucleoid, nuclear membrane, nucleolus,nucleus, organelle, pilus, plasmid, plastid, ribosome, vacuole, vesiclePrior Knowledge Questions (Dothese BEFORE using the Gizmo .)1.What are some of the structures inside a cell that help it to live and perform its role in an organism?Mitochondrion. Ribosomes2.How do you think plant cells differ from animal cells?{Hint:What can plants do that animals cannot?)They have a cell wall ano they have Chloroplast, which converts raoiant energy tochemical energyGizmo Warm-upTheCell StructureGizmo allows you to look at typical animal, plant, anobacterial cells under a microscope. On theANIMALCELL tab. clickSampleto take a sample of an animal cell. Or the dropdown menu, selectCentriole.3.Findthe centrioles [Highlighted in green). . Make a sketch of thecentrioles in the space below.Either hand draw in the space below oredit using the drawing tools.4. Readtheof theWhat isfunction?descriptioncentrioles.theirt/j*ea sketch at 1he centnaieswAThey organize the movement ofcells during cell division

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