Click here for the Cell Structure and Function Student Learning Guide
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Surface Area, Volume, and Life (explains, among other things, why cells are small)
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Introduction to cells
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Animal Cells: Parts and Functions
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Plant Cell Parts and Functions
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The Endomembrane System (ER, Golgi, Lysosomes)
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The Evolution of Cellular Compartmentalization
The Cell Song
The Cell Song: Interactive Lyrics
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[h]The Cell Song: Interactive Lyrics
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- What follows is the lyrics to The Cell Song! in a fill-in-the-the-blanks format.
- Interacting with the lyrics in this way will improve your ability to remember the parts of cells, and their functions.
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I went into a _______, to get out of the rain,
And there was the __________, the cell ___________.
I went into a _______, and what did I see?
The ___________, it’s the energy __________.
And found myself talking to the boss, the ____________.
I went into a cell, to recover from a spasm,
And found myself swimming in some clear __________.
[l]cell
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
[l]cytoplasm
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Correct!
[l]factory
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Correct!
[l]gatekeeper
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
[l]membrane
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Good!
[l]mitochondria
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Good!
[l]nucleus
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Good!
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I went into the nucleus to ask how to get home,
And got _______ info, stored in a ______________.
I went into a _____, and stretching o’ so far,
Was a thin and wavy _________, it’s called the ____
I went into a cell, trying not to be perplexed,
By the ___________ and sorting in the _______ complex.
[l]cell
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
[l]chromosome
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Correct!
[l]E.R.
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Correct!
[l]genetic
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
[l]Golgi
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
[l]network
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Good!
[l]packaging
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Great!
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I went into a cell, and said “who makes __________ here?”
And somebody responded “it’s the __________, my dear.”
I went into a ______, and was feeling pretty fine,
‘Til a ___________ engulfed me, and dissolved me in _________.
I went into a cell, and was feeling pretty nimble,
‘Til a __________ lassoed me, tying me up in a __________.
[l]cell
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Great!
[l]centriole
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Great!
[l]enzymes
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Great!
[l]lysosome
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Great!
[l]proteins
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Good!
[l]ribosome
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Correct!
[l]spindle
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
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I went into a _______ cell to see how _________ get so tall,
And all around the ________ was a _________ cell ________.
I went into a plant cell, “why’s it so _________ I asked?”
“‘Cause I make food from _________,” said a green _________.
I went into a plant cell to see how plant cells store _________,
When a _________ informed me that he was the __________ dude.
[l]chloroplast
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Correct!
[l]food
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Correct!
[l]green
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Correct!
[l]outside
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Great!
[l]plant
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
[l]rigid
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
[l]sunlight
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Correct!
[l]trees
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Correct!
[l]vacuole
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Great!
[l]storage
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
[l]wall
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
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So when you go _______ a cell, remember what you_______,
There’s over a ______ cells in both you and me.
Just sing this song if you ever feel confusion,
And remember_______ _________ is the opposite of_________.
[l]active
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
[l]diffusion
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
[l]inside
[fx] No, that’s not correct. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
[l]see
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Good!
[l]transport
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Excellent!
[l]trillion
[fx] No. Please try again.
[f*] Good!
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Next step
- Surface Area, Volume, and Life . The first tutorial in this series. It explains, among other things, why cells are small.