What Do You Know About Cells?

What Is A Cell?

a. Something yummy to eat.

b. Something we can see in the air.

c. The building block of all life form.

What Is A Cell?

A cell is the building block of all living things.

Without cells we would not be alive.

Who Discovered The Cell?

a. Mrs. Putt

b. Mrs. Scarbrough

c. No one really knows.

d. Robert Hooke

Who Discovered the Cell?

Unfortunately, it was not Mrs. Putt or Mrs. Scarbrough. Robert Hooke is credited for first observing the cell by using a microscope. This was back in 1665.

Is there more than one type of cell?

Is more than one type of cell?

There are many kinds of cells. For our lesson we are focusing on basic plant and animal cells.

What are the basic parts of an animal cell?

a. Hair, claws, and feathers.

b. Teeth, ears, and wings.

c. Cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm.

Animal Cell

Animal cells have a cell membrane that covers the cell. They have a nucleus in the middle, and cytoplasm located throughout the cell.

What are the basic parts of a plant cell?

a. Roots, leaves, stems.

b. Flowers, seeds, fruit.

c. Cell wall, nucleus, chloroplasts, cell membrane, and cytoplasm.

Plant Cell

All plant cells have a cell wall. That is why they are more rectangular in shape.

They have a nucleus in the middle. They have chloroplasts that makes the food for the cell. Cytoplasm, which is a clear jelly-like material, is found throughout the cell.

Comparing the cells

Plant Cell Animal Cellnucleus nucleuscytoplasm cytoplasmcell membrane cell membrane

Contrasting the cells

Plant Cell Animal Cellchloroplast no chloroplast

cell wall no cell wall

box-like in shape wide variety of shapes

True of False

Plant cells have chloroplasts that make food and animal cells do not.

True or False

Cells are the basic building block of life.

True of False

Cytoplasm is found only in animal cells.

True or False

Both plant and animal cells have cell walls.

True or False

Plant cells are more box-like in shape because of their cell wall.

True or False

Both plant and animal cells have a nucleus.

True or False

Robert Hooke is credited for first viewing cells under a

microscope.

True or False

There are no differences between plant and animal cells.

True or False

Cells can be seen floating in the air.

CellsAll living things have cells. They are

the basic building block of life!