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osmosis jones worksheet

1. what type of cell is jones?

a white blood cell.
what is the \gooey, white succous-membranous\ feature that he says is surrounding him?
the cell membrane.

1. notice that all of the cars in frank run on little moving feet. to what system of the cell do these projections belong?

the cytoskeleton

1. when jones moves through a wall in his attempt to catch the virus that escaped in the patrol car, he passes through a crack to get to the other side. what kind of membrane would this wall be considered if it only lets certain things (like jones) through?

selectively permeable

1. when thrax burns a cell, you see structures floating away that look like ball-and-stick models that you may use in chemistry class. what do these structures represent and why are they seen when the cells burn up?

they are organic molecules and when the cells break down everything is getting destroyed.

1. what would be the eventual effect on his cells if frank continues to eat \more sodium\ without drinking some water? why?

the water would leave to balance it out
bonus: what trace element does he really need to avoid muscle cramps?
he would need something to take away the build up.

1. what organelle are the vehicles traveling on?

what organelle would the vehicles be?

1. what are the beads that thrax has on his chain?
2. what might jones look like if drix hadnt \saved his cytoplasm\?

Explanation:

Answer:

s are based on cell biology concepts tied to the Osmosis Jones film:

1. Jones is a white blood cell (immune cell) surrounded by the cell membrane.
2. The moving feet are part of the cytoskeleton (cell structure for movement/support).
3. A membrane that only lets certain substances through is selectively permeable.
4. Burning cells release organic molecules (cell components break down when damaged).
5. High sodium intake without water causes water to leave cells via osmosis to balance solute concentration, leading to cell shrinkage/dehydration. The bonus trace element for muscle cramps is potassium (regulates muscle function).
6. Vehicles travel on the cytoskeleton (cell transport tracks) and represent motor proteins (move materials in cells).
7. Thrax's chain beads are antigens (molecules that trigger immune responses, tied to his viral threat).
8. Without Drix saving his cytoplasm, Jones would lose internal cell fluid/structure, appearing shriveled or damaged from dehydration.