CELLS

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CELLS
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Vocabulary

• Cell the basic unit of a living thing
• Bacterial Cell - a cell that does NOT have a
  nucleus
• Chloroplast - Part of plant cell that makes food
  (photosynthesis) NOT in animal cells
• Mitochondrion- The part of all cells that
  provides energy!

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ALL LIVING THINGS ARE COMPOSED OF CELLS AND HAVE
THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS

• Need food and water
• Made up of one or many CELLS
• Move (or moving parts)
• Get rid of waste
• Grow
• Reproduce

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Structure vs. Function?

• Structure the parts
• Function the job they do

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Cell Membrane The Bouncer

• FUNCTION Controls what enters and leaves
• Animals? YES Plants? YES

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Cytoplasm The Dance Floor

• FUNCTION Jelly that fills cell where chemical
  changes happen
• Animals? YES Plants? YES

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Nucleus The Manager

• FUNCTION Tells cell what to do
• Animals? YES Plants? YES

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Genetic Material/DNA The Brain

• FUNCTION Found in nucleus tells cell what to do
• Animals? YES Plants? YES

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Mitochondrion The DJ

• FUNCTION Gives the cell energy
• Animals? YES Plants? YES

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Vacuoles The Bar

• FUNCTION Store water for the cell
• Animals? YES Plants? YES

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Cell Wall The Walls of our Club

• FUNCTION Gives plant cell its SHAPE
• Animals? NO Plants? YES

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Chloroplast The Chef

• FUNCTION Where plants make food
• Animals? NO Plants? YES

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Do All Cells Have a Nucleus?

• NO! Bacterial cells do NOT have a nucleus!

Animal Cell
Bacterial Cell
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Exit Ticket

• Write a paragraph with todays words
• Cell
• Bacterial Cell
• Chloroplast
• Mitochondrion