Study Sites

Some great sites to help you learn more about cells.

http://www.kidsbiology.com/biology_basics/cells_tissues_organs/structure_of_living_things1.php

http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=AP11403

Label the plant/animal cells.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/cell/plant_cell_game.htm


http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/cell/index.htm

http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodimages/details/biology/label-the-cells.html

http://www.purposegames.com/game/label-the-plant-cell-quiz

Plant vs Animal Cells

https://sites.google.com/site/tabraham4/cells

Animal Cell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/cell/

 The following is a glossary of animal cell terms:
cell membrane - the thin layer of protein and fat that surrounds the cell. The cell membrane is semipermeable, allowing some substances to pass into the cell and blocking others.
centrosome - (also called the "microtubule organizing center") a small body located near the nucleus - it has a dense center and radiating tubules. The centrosomes is where microtubules are made. During cell division (mitosis), the centrosome divides and the two parts move to opposite sides of the dividing cell. The centriole is the dense center of the centrosome.
cytoplasm - the jellylike material outside the cell nucleus in which the organelles are located.
Golgi body - (also called the Golgi apparatus or golgi complex) a flattened, layered, sac-like organelle that looks like a stack of pancakes and is located near the nucleus. It produces the membranes that surround the lysosomes. The Golgi body packages proteins and carbohydrates into membrane-bound vesicles for "export" from the cell.
lysosome - (also called cell vesicles) round organelles surrounded by a membrane and containing digestive enzymes. This is where the digestion of cell nutrients takes place.
mitochondrion - spherical to rod-shaped organelles with a double membrane. The inner membrane is infolded many times, forming a series of projections (called cristae). The mitochondrion converts the energy stored in glucose into ATP (adenosine triphosphate) for the cell.
nuclear membrane - the membrane that surrounds the nucleus.
nucleolus - an organelle within the nucleus - it is where ribosomal RNA is produced. Some cells have more than one nucleolus.
nucleus - spherical body containing many organelles, including the nucleolus. The nucleus controls many of the functions of the cell (by controlling protein synthesis) and contains DNA (in chromosomes). The nucleus is surrounded by the nuclear membrane.
ribosome - small organelles composed of RNA-rich cytoplasmic granules that are sites of protein synthesis.
rough endoplasmic reticulum - (rough ER) a vast system of interconnected, membranous, infolded and convoluted sacks that are located in the cell's cytoplasm (the ER is continuous with the outer nuclear membrane). Rough ER is covered with ribosomes that give it a rough appearance. Rough ER transports materials through the cell and produces proteins in sacks called cisternae (which are sent to the Golgi body, or inserted into the cell membrane).
smooth endoplasmic reticulum - (smooth ER) a vast system of interconnected, membranous, infolded and convoluted tubes that are located in the cell's cytoplasm (the ER is continuous with the outer nuclear membrane). The space within the ER is called the ER lumen. Smooth ER transports materials through the cell. It contains enzymes and produces and digests lipids (fats) and membrane proteins; smooth ER buds off from rough ER, moving the newly-made proteins and lipids to the Golgi body, lysosomes, and membranes.
vacuole - fluid-filled, membrane-surrounded cavities inside a cell. The vacuole fills with food being digested and waste material that is on its way out of the cell.

Plant Cell

Cell Wall -

Function: Maintain cell pressure and prevent over-expansion of cells

 

Cell Membrane-

Function: Protects the cell from surrounding

 

Chloroplast-Found only in plants
Function: Conducts photosynthesis

 

Cytoplasm -

Function: Site of multiple cell processes including, cell metabolism

 

Golgi Body/apparatus -
Function: Sorting, processing and modifying proteins

 

 

Lysosomes-

Rare in plant cells.

Function:help bbreak down nutrients and old cell parts.

 

 

Mitochondrion-

Known to be the 'power house' or the 'storehouse of energy' of the cell, the mitochondria plays an important role in a cell.
Function: Energy production and conversion, regulates cell metabolism

 

Nucleus -

Function: Controls expression and transcription of the gene

 

Peroxisomes -

Membrane-bound packets of oxidative enzymes, the peroxisomes play a vital role in converting fatty acids to sugar. They also assist the chloroplasts in photo-respiration. Their functions include the glyoxylate cycle that occurs in germinating seeds and photo-respiration in leaves.

Function: Breakdown of metabolic hydrogen peroxide

 

Ribosomes-

Function: Protein builders and synthesizers

 

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum-

Similar to the structure of the rough ER, the smooth ER is a separate interconnected network membrane structure that is free from ribosomes. The SER transports material through the cell. It is also crucial in producing and digesting lipids and proteins.

Function: Manufactures and transports lipids

 

Vacuole- 

One large central vacuole.
Function: Regulates internal environment

 

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/labeled-plant-cell-diagram-and-functions.html

 

 

 

 

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/labeled-plant-cell-diagram-and-functions.html