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Cell Computer Lab

1. Go to www.cellsalive.com

2. One the left hand side, click on “Interactive…..Plant Cell”. Go through each of the
following cell parts and list their duties.

Nucleus

Nucleolus

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Centrosome

Cytoskeleton

Golgi Apparatus

Mitochondrion

Lysosomes

Peroxisomes

Vacuole
 Cell Membrane

Cytosol

Cell Wall

Chloroplast

3. On the left hand side, click on home. Then on the left hand side click on
“Interactive….Animal Cell”. Go through each of the following cell parts and list their duties.

Nucleus

Nucleolus

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Centrioles

Centrosome

Golgi Apparatus

Cytoskeleton
 Cytosol

Mitochondria

Secretory Vesicles

Lysosomes

Peroxisomes

Vacuole

Cell Membrane

4. One the left, go to the “Interactive….Mitosis” and click on it. Watch the animation.
Describe what occurs during each of the following phases:

Interphase

Prophase

Metaphase

Anaphase
 Telophase

Cytokinesis

5. On the left, click the “Interactive….Cell Cycle”. Answer the following questions.

How long does interphase last?

What are the four steps of interphase?

What does each phase do?

What stops a Mitosis?

How long does Mitosis last?

Draw the interphase, mitosis model.

6. On the left, click the “Interactive…How Big” then click on start animation. Use this
animation to compare the relative sizes of cells and organisms. Answer the following
questions:

What did you find interesting about this?

List the 10 different items that you passed?

How big is the head of the pin?

7. Under the “Interactive…Take a Quiz,” take the quiz on cell biology. Write the test questions
and the correct answer. Put a star by the questions you got correct.

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8. On the left, click the “Interactive…Cell Cams.” View the cancer cell first. Now view the
bacteria cell. How much changes occur in each one in:

One Minute

Thirty Minutes

One Hour

9. Under the “Interactive…Take a quiz,” take the quiz on microbes. Write the test questions
and the correct answer. Put a star by the questions you got correct.

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