Lesson 3 - Introduction to Cells

Introduction to Cells!

1. Cell Types

2. Cellular Structure and Function

Open Ended

What is something you know about Cells, Cell Types, and organelles?

Reorder

Place the following levels of organization in the correct order (1-smallest; 5-largest).

• Organelle

• Cell

• Organism

• Community

• Ecosystem

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Which statement is a part of the cell theory?

• all cells come from preexisting cells
• bacteria are prokaryotic cells
• eukaryotic cells are complex
• humans are multicellular

Multiple Choice

Which type of cell is this?

• Prokaryote

• Eukaryote

Multiple Choice

Which cell structure identifies a cell as a eukaryotic cell.

• nucleoid

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• cell membrane

Multiple Choice

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• cell wall

Multiple Choice

Prokaryotic cells do not have…….

• membrane bound organelles

• cell membrane

• DNA or RNA

• life

Match

Match the following

• Helps process proteins and transports them

• Digests material in cell

• Packages material for cell

• Jelly-like fluid that fills the cell.

• Protects the DNA

E.R.

Lysosome

Golgi Bodies

Cytoplasm

Nucleus

• E.R.

• Lysosome

• Golgi Bodies

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

Labelling

Determine where the following organelles can be found (if the organelle can be found in more than one, place in the middle of the two columns).

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Chloroplast

Cell Wall

ER (endoplasmic reticulum)

Nucleoid

Golgi Apparatus

Fill in the Blanks

Dropdown

Based on the structure of the cell seen under the microscope, scientist determined the cell was a ​

Select answer

cell.

Match

Match the following

• Produces ATP

• Creates chemical energy from light

• Vesicles filled with enzymes that break down waste products in the cell.

• Provides rigid support for some cells

• Used for protein synthesis

Mitochondria

Chloroplast

Lysosomes

Cell Wall

Ribosomes

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

• Lysosomes

• Cell Wall

• Ribosomes

Multiple Choice

Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 

• prokaryotic cells 

• eukaryotic cells 

Multiple Choice

Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

• Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.

• Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.

• Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.

• Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.

Multiple Choice

What type of cell has a nucleus? 

• eukaryotic
• prokaryotic 

Cell Organelles

Poll

What can we compare the cell membrane to?

• Wall/Border

• Building

Multiple Choice

This organelle controls what goes in and out of plant and animal cells.

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Chloroplasts

• Cytoplasm

Multiple Choice

What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?

• Cell Wall
• Cytoplasm
• Nucleous
• Cell Membrane

Poll

What can we compare the nucleus to?

• City hall

• Roads

Multiple Choice

What is the structure that contains DNA and directs the cell?

• endoplasmic reticulum

• central vacuole

• cell wall

• nucleus

Multiple Choice

In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?

• cell membrane

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• ribosome

Poll

What can we compare DNA to?

• The City Mayor

• Recycling trucks

Multiple Choice

What is this?

• mitochondria
• lysosomes
• chloroplast
• endoplasmic reticulum

Multiple Choice

I make proteins for the cell. What am I?

• ribosome

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• chloroplast

Open Ended

What can I compare the Mitochondria to in a city scale?

Multiple Choice

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• cell wall

• cell membrane

Multiple Choice

The _____________ stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in both plant and animal cells.

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

Multiple Choice

What organelle helps with cell digestion?

• Lysosomes
• Ribosomes
• Golgi Complex
• ER

Multiple Choice

I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?

• vacuole
• ribosome
• endoplasmic reticulum
• golgi apparatus

Multiple Choice

The arrow is showing the fluid inside the cell that surrounds the cell organelles. What is the arrow pointing to in the cell?

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• nucleus

Poll

I've learned 3 or more things during todays lesson.

• True

• False