Virtual Lab Report
Cell Structure: Cell theory and internal
organelles
This lab report is for you to reflect on what you completed and learned in this
simulation, and to practice your written scientific communication skills.
1.Describe the overall objective and make a hypothesis.
What is the overall purpose of the experiments or activities? Make a hypothesis if
applicable.
Hint: The purpose is often stated in the welcome message of the simulation.
The objective of the simulation is to learn about cell theory and what makes different
types of cells unique. These concepts will help us solve a problem.
Somewhere some hikers recently discovered a dead pair on their trail. With these
concepts we will be able to analyze the organisms in the surrounding environment to
determine whether the bear died from being poisoned or from other underlying causes.
Hypothesis:
The bear died from being poisoned.
The bear died from other underlying causes.
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What components make your cells unique? In this simulation, you will learn to distinguish the structures and internal organelles of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Physical structures of the four basic animal cell types will be highlighted and the function and importance of each internal organelle will be discussed.
Investigate a bear’s death
Hikers have discovered a dead bear and it’s your mission to determine why it died. First, freely explore what types of organisms are present in the forest surrounding the bear and observe real microscopic images of their tissues. Determine whether the organisms are unicellular or multicellular and sort the organisms according to whether they have a cell membrane or cell wall. Finally, build the deadly organism by building 4 cells representative of each basic type of animal tissue: neural, epithelial, muscle and connective tissue.
Apply cell theory
Students will be introduced to each principle of cell theory and apply it to understand how the cellular organization of animal cells in the forest compares to algae, mushrooms, plant roots, and leaves. An incoming storm will help you understand the implication of having a cell wall. After additionally categorizing the organisms as prokaryotes or eukaryotes, you will then build larger-than-life versions of each of the four animal cell types on the holofloor.
Challenged to choose the correct internal organelles for the animal cells, you will learn about the function and importance of the nucleus, ER, cytoskeleton, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, ribosomes, and mitochondria. Then, determine which cellular structures are unique to specific animal cells such as sarcomeres, tight junctions, axons, dendrites and the extracellular matrix.
Uncover the mystery animal
Put together everything you have learned about organelles and cellular structures to build each type of cell in the mystery organism. Will you find out what killed the bear?