Characteristics of Cells

What are living things made of?

Guiding question

What are cells?

Objective: Identify the functions and basic structures of cells

Open Ended

What do you know about cells?

Open Ended

What functions do you think cells have?

Characteristics of living things

• Reproduce

• Obtain and use energy

• React to their environment

• Grow and develop

• Maintain homeostasis

Cell City

Now we will watch a video together, don't close this tab, but go back to Google Meet.

There will be some questions after the video.

Multiple Choice

Where is the DNA found in a eukaryotic cell?

• free-floating in the cel

• in the nucleus

• in the spaghetti

• in the endoplasmic reticulum

Multiple Choice

What is an organelle?

• Small body in a cell's cytoplasm that is specialized to perform a specific function

• A type of cell that makes up most organs

• Genetic material that provides instructions for all cell processes

• An organism

Multiple Choice

All cells are surrounded by a

• DNA

• Cell membrane

• Cytoplasm

• Ribosome

Multiple Choice

____________the region enclosed by the cell membrane that includes the fluid and all of the organelles of the cell.

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Organelle

• Nucleus

Multiple Choice

____________a membrane bound organelle that contains the cell’s DNA.

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Organelle

• Nucleus

Multiple Choice

____________is a small body in a cell’s cytoplasm that is specialized to perform a specific function.

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Organelle

• Nucleus

Multiple Choice

Which part of the cell allows materials to move in an out of the cell?

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• nucleus

Multiple Choice

What does mitochondria do for the cell?

• provides the cells energy

• is the cell's control center

• fills and supports the cell

Multiple Choice

Which organism represents a multicellular organism?

Characteristics of Cells

• Cells are the smallest unit of life

• Each cells carries out specific functions and life processes

• Cells contain different organelles that will carry out functions in the cell

• Some parts are cell membrane, nucleus, mitochondria,and cytoplasm

Open Ended

Describe 2 things you learned today

Open Ended

What are some questions or doubts that you have about this lesson?

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic?

• Very confident

• Somewhat confident

• A little bit

• Not very

• Not at all

Thank you!

Next class we will focus a bit more on the functions of some organelles.

Remember to prepare your gummy bears and containers for the 3rd virtual class or the week!