Structure+and+Function+of+Cells

= STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF CELLS UNIT =

Unit Outline

 * You will learn:
 * What a species is.
 * How scientists learned about cells.
 * What the cell theory is.
 * What the main parts of an animal cell are.
 * What the functions are of some cell parts.
 * What the parts of a plant cell are.
 * How plants are important to all living things.
 * How the shape and size of a cell are related to its function.
 * How other differences in structure are related to a cell's function.

Handouts

 * Cells Study Guide Answers

PowerPoints
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Quia and Quizlet Games

 * QUIA - [|Matching, flashcards, concentration, and word search games on Cell Structure and Function vocab.]
 * QUIZLET - [|Study Cell Structure and Function vocabulary flashcards on Quizlet]
 * QUIA TEST** - Click to begin Test - only available on test day
 * After you take the test, click here to view your grade

Links
[] click here to find out how big a cell is

[|http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html] This site starts you in outer space, and you zoom into Florida, then onto a leaf, into a leaf cell, and eventually into a carbon atom! Check it out!

[] How cells work

[] lots of great links for information on cells

[] animal and plant cell parts

[] mitosis and meiosis simulation

[] a story about cells

[] An animated cell - learn the organelles!

@http://www.forgefx.com/casestudies/prenticehall/ph/cells/cells.htm Another 3D cell animation!

@http://www.iknowthat.com/com/App?File=ScienceLab.htm&Type=S&SWF=cell%2Fscience_desk&App=Science+Lab 3D cell with REAL microscope images!

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