Super Duper Cell WebQuest

My classmates and I learned a lot from the cell webquest that we did in class. The webquest included seven websites which all taught us something different about the cells that make up all living organisms. We learned that cells are the structural and functional units of all living organisms. Some organisms have only one cell (unicellular) while other organisms, like humans, have multiple (multicellular). As a matter of fact, our bodies are made up of about 100,000,000,000,000 cells! However, these cells are so small that you would need a microscope to see them.

Bacteria is made up of prokaryotic cells, while plants and animals are made of eukaryotic. Eukaryotic cells are more complex than prokaryotic.

Prokaryotic:

Bacteria Cell
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Eukaryotic:

Animal Cell
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Plant Cell
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Every part of cells has a specific job. For example, the cytoskeleton in an animal cell helps the cell maintain it's shape, whereas the vacuole holds the cell's food and water. Plant and animal cells share many similarities. However, there are two major differences. Plant cells have chloroplasts and cells walls, but animal cells do not.

Not only do different parts of cells have different jobs, but different types of cells within multicellular organisms also have different jobs in order to keep the organism alive. Different types of cells are separated throughout the body in a method referred to as levels of organization. The levels go like this:

Cells

Tissues

Organs

Organ Systems

Organisms

An example of a cell in your body is a red blood cell. An example of a type of tissue in your body is a bone tissue. Organs in your body include your liver, heart, and brain. Some organ systems are the digestive system and respiratory system. Lastly, an example of an organism is you!

Websites used in webquest:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/About/primer/genetics_cell.html
www.cellsalive.com/cells/3dcell.htm
www.cellsalive.com/cells/bactcell.htm
www.cellsalive.com/gallery.htm
www.scsc.k12.in.us/SMS/Teachers/Martin/replacementlink.htm
www.scsc.k12.in.us/SMS/Teachers/Martin/replacelevelsoforganization.htm