Video Questions for Unit #5

Direction: Write the following questions on a separate sheet of paper and answer them by watching the videos in class.

Assignment Discovery: Cells
1) Why are cells called "life's building blocks?"

2) Describe one similarity between plant and animal cells; next, describe one difference.

3) How has technology increased our knowledge of cell structure?

4) Cell do not exist on their own in many forms of life.  Instead, they form small parts of larger organisms.  What are the advantages to this approach to life?

5) How is a cell like a microscopic factory?

The Magic of Cells
1) What is the difference between a prokaryote and a eukaryote?

2) What are the three basic parts of a cell?

3) What are two functions of the cell membrane?

4) What are three functions of the cytoplasm?