Sunday, March 8, 2009

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Web quest for
"Amazing Cell"


Questions to ask as you search the following three sites. Begin your journey with the first website listed and continue in order. All questions can be found in the websites. Please explore the sites and have fun learning about the incredible world of the cell.


Questions:


1) Arrange in order of size from largest to smallest: a rhino virus, Skin cell, X chromosome, mitochondria, red blood cell, platelets.


2) What specific event happens in the ribosomes of the cell? What does it look like?


3) How does the cell get oxygen from the red blood cells? Nutrients?


4) Describe transcription, and what organelles play essential roles in the process/


5) Essential: How has our understanding of cell processes helped our understanding of the universe?


6) Where are the cells genetic material found? How can you interpret this process differently?


7) How are active and passive transport related to the concentration of the molecules inside and outside cells?


8) Describe three methods by which substances can move into and out of a cell.


9) How are enzymes important to living things?


10) How are photosynthesis and respiration related? Different?


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