Explore Eukaryotes

EUKARYOTIC CELLS

Explore the following interactive and answer the questions below:

• Take a virtual tour of a eukaryotic cell!

1. Imagine the inside of a cell. Do you think there is empty space in between the cell's structures? Or do you think it consists of something else?

2. If the DNA inside a single human cell was stretched out, how long would it be? How do you think all this DNA is packed inside a cell?

3. Describe how larger particles move into a cell.

4. Inside the nucleus is a mass of threads called chromatin. What is chromatin?

5. To explain the function of organelles in a Eukaryotic cell they are sometimes compared to a factory. Research the function of different organelles and consider how their roles might resemble different departments within a factory. For example, the nucleus might be like the chief executive officer who controls everything.