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Introductory Bacteria and Virus Worksheet
Compare and contrast eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and viruses with a chart and a Venn diagram. Beginning microbiologists consider motility, reproductive ability, DNA content, and the presence of organelles. They write short answers to...
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Eukaryotic Cell Structure
In this cell structure worksheet, students review the structure and function of eukaryotic cells. Students also compare and contrast an animal cell with a plant cell. This worksheet has 15 fill in the blank, 8 true or false, and 7...
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Prokaryote Coloring
In this prokaryote coloring activity learning exercise, 7th graders read an informative passage about prokaryotes. Students answer questions about the passage and color the picture.
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Introduction To Cell Structure and Function: What's Inside a Cell?
Tenth graders are introduced to the cell and some of its parts. Through the use of video, 10th graders see animal and plants cells and their parts. They learn terms used to explain the cell.
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Cell Structure and Function
In this cells worksheet, learners review the different types of cells. Students identify the organelles found in an animal cell and determine the function of these organelles. This worksheet has 14 matching, 6 fill in the blank, and 5...
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Plant Cell Coloring
In this plant cell worksheet, students sharpen their science skills as they color the parts of a plant cell according to the instructions and then respond to 4 analysis questions.
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The Virtual Electron Microscope
Students explore the world of the very small using a Flash plug-in Virtual Electron Microscope. They complete and discuss an activity in which unknown samples are placed under the computer simulated microscope to determine where the...
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Cell City Analogy
In this learning exercise, students will use an analogy to review the various parts of a cell.
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Cells, The Structural and Functional Units of Life
Students observe the general structure and organelles of plant and animal cells. Students prepare microscope slides of elodea, onion, check, and cork and identify the cells by size and shape as unicellular, multicellular, plant or animal.
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Viruses and Bacteria
A series of questions about archaebacteria and eubacteria reinforce a chapter on viruses and bacteria. This activity is from chapter 18 of an unspecified textbook, but could work with your biology lecture as well. High schoolers identify...
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Biology: Understanding Cellular Organelles
Students distinguish the differences between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells. Using microscopes, they examine a variety of plant and animal cells. Working in groups, they draw and label plant and animal cells and show the mathematical...
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Mighty Microbes
In this mighty microbes instructional activity, students read for comprehension assessment. In this fill-in-the-blank and true and false instructional activity, students answer ten questions.
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Nucleic Acid
In this chromosome worksheet students complete a crossword puzzle by answering questions on DNA, nucleic acids, nucleotides and RNA.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Prokaryote Structure
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find out how to identify a prokaryotic cell and how these cells morph.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Prokaryote Structure
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the common shapes and features of prokaryotic cells.
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Indiana Biolab: The Study of Microbes
This competent site delves into the size of bacteria, shapes of bacteria, arrangement of bacteria, and how and what bacteria eat.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Bacteria Characteristics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Bacteria are the most successful organisms on the planet. They lived on this planet for two billion years before the first eukaryotes and, during that time, evolved...