Cell Project
our mission
The purpose of this project was the learn how cells function. We accomplished this by completing two labs. One showed the anatomy of an animal cell while the other showed a direct representation of an egg going through osmosis.
the egg lab
In this lab, we took three eggs that have been soaking in vinegar for 48 hours, disintegrating the shell and leaving the membrane. Following this, we rinsed, weighed and recorded the size of each individual egg. Lastly, we soaked one egg in Karo's syrup, one in vinegar, and one in deionized water. The final results showed that the egg soaked in vinegar's mass remained the same, the karo's syrup egg decreased in mass, and the deionized water egg increased in mass.
animal cell poster
In this project, we created a diagram of the anatomy of an animal cell. This included the nucleus, the membrane, ribosomes, golgi apparatus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, and endoplasmic reticulum.
animal vs plant cells
Plant Cells:
- Large Vacuole
- Cell Wall
- Chloroplast
Plant/Animal Cells:
- Cell Membrane
- Nucleus
- Ribosomes
- Golgi Apparatus
- Mitochondria
- Golgi Body
- Rough and smooth ER
Animal Cells:
- Small Vacuole
- Lysosomes
Eukaryotic VS prokaryotic cells
Eukaryotic Cells:
- Cell Wall
Eukaryotic/Prokaryotic Cells:
- Ribosomes
- Cell Membrane
Eukaryotic:
- Nucleus
- Vacuole
- Mitochondria
- Chloroplast
- Cyto skeleton
- Lysosomes
- Golgi Apparatus
- ER
reflection
During this project collaboration was one of the 6 c's that our group lacked. There were times where our group would split up and work without the other two team members. With this, we weren't always able to reach our highest potential academically due to this lack of inclusion. Other than this, the project was able to really widen my knowledge on cells and introduce me to their functions.