Question

student exploration: cell structure
vocabulary: cell membrane, cell wall, capsule, centriole, chloroplast, cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, endoplasmic reticulum, flagellum, golgi apparatus, lysosome, mitochondria, nucleoid, nuclear membrane, nucleolus, nucleus, organelle, pilus, plasmid, plastid, ribosome, vacuole, vesicle
prior knowledge questions (do these before using the gizmo.)

1. what do you think are some of the structures inside a cell that help it to live and perform its role in an organism?
2. how do you think plant cells differ from animal cells? (hint: what can plants do that animals cannot?)

Explanation:

1. Some cell - structures like mitochondria (power - house for energy production), nucleus (controls cell activities), and ribosomes (for protein synthesis) help a cell live and function.
2. Plant cells have a cell wall for structure and protection, chloroplasts for photosynthesis (which animals can't do), and usually a large central vacuole for storage, while animal cells lack these features.

Answer:

1. Mitochondria produce energy, nucleus controls cell activities, ribosomes make proteins.
2. Plant cells have cell wall, chloroplasts and large central vacuole; animal cells don't.