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Plant vs Animal Cell

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What is a cell?

• The cell is the structural and functional unit of all living organisms, and is sometimes called the “building block of life”
  • Take nutrients
  • Carry out functions
  • Can reproduce ​

1. What is unicellular vs multicellular ?​
2. What is the difference between a plant cell and animal cell ?

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Plant Cell

• Cell wall: Surrounds the plasma membrane of plant cells and provides tensile strength and protection against mechanical and osmotic stress​
• Chloroplast: Organelles that allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules ​

• Vacuoles: Fluid fill organelles that provide water and oxygen for photosynthesis ​
• Stomata: microscopic pore structures in the leaf epidermis that allows for the CO2, oxygen, and water passage ​
  • Guard cells

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Photosynthesis?

• What is photosynthesis ?​
  • Plants way of creating energy using water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide​
  • Production of glucoses (sugar)​
  • 6CO2 + 6H2O + Light energy → C6H12O6 (sugar) + 6O2​
• What is respiration ?
  • The process of plants using the energy they produced to grow​
  • C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6O2 (oxygen) –> 6CO2 (carbon dioxide) + 6H2O (water) + 32 ATP (energy)​

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Recap of the Scientific Method

Problem: What are we testing

Research: Look at the past work of others to see if this problem has already been tested

Formulate a hypothesis: identify variables and explain the expected outcome using an if/then statement

Design the experiment: Detail the materials and procedures that will be used. Identify the control variables.

Test the hypothesis: Follow the experimental design. make observation and collect data

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Rhizotron Project: Weekly Observations

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Next Time…

• Learn about the carbon cycle ​
• Learn about other important plant nutrients ​
• Continue collecting our observations from rhizotron project ​

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