Science Lab 1
Animal and Plant Cell
Comparison Lab
By: Hamiz Jamil
Daniel Levin
Justin Mackeigan
Arash Kamali
Science 8C1
Due Date: Thursday November, 20th
Table of Contents 1.
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Background Information……………………………...page 3
Purpose………………………………………………...page 3
Hypothesis……………………………………………..page 3
Materials………………………………………………..page 4
Procedure……………………………………………....page 45
Observation/Diagrams………………………………...page 57
Conclusion……………………………………………...page 7
Discussion……………………………………………...page 89
Background Information All living organisms are made up of cells, (Humans, plants, etc). Without cells, humans couldn’t function. There are over 37 trillion cells in the human body, and each cell needs every single organelle within it to function, if one stops working, the entire cell would stop working. The Animal cell has a very irregular shape, and the Plant cell has a regular shape (rectangle), and are extremely similar, the plant cell just has a few more organelles, like the cell wall (which provides extra protection for the cell because the plant cell needs it), and the chloroplasts (which makes the food for the plant). Animal cells generally tend to be smaller than plant cells. Both cells are vital for us in our day to day lives, because without plant cells, there would be no plant life, and without animal cells, there would be no humans.
Purpose
The purpose of this lab was to analyze and compare human cheek cells, onion cells, and various plant cells such as thin slices of carrots, mushrooms, celery and cucumber.
Hypothesis If we compare the cells of onions (plant cell) and the human cheek (animal cell), we believe that we will see the formation of each. We hope to see the different organelles and the layout of the cell as well as the structure.
Comparison Lab
By: Hamiz Jamil
Daniel Levin
Justin Mackeigan
Arash Kamali
Science 8C1
Due Date: Thursday November, 20th
Table of Contents 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Background Information……………………………...page 3
Purpose………………………………………………...page 3
Hypothesis……………………………………………..page 3
Materials………………………………………………..page 4
Procedure……………………………………………....page 45
Observation/Diagrams………………………………...page 57
Conclusion……………………………………………...page 7
Discussion……………………………………………...page 89
Background Information All living organisms are made up of cells, (Humans, plants, etc). Without cells, humans couldn’t function. There are over 37 trillion cells in the human body, and each cell needs every single organelle within it to function, if one stops working, the entire cell would stop working. The Animal cell has a very irregular shape, and the Plant cell has a regular shape (rectangle), and are extremely similar, the plant cell just has a few more organelles, like the cell wall (which provides extra protection for the cell because the plant cell needs it), and the chloroplasts (which makes the food for the plant). Animal cells generally tend to be smaller than plant cells. Both cells are vital for us in our day to day lives, because without plant cells, there would be no plant life, and without animal cells, there would be no humans.
Purpose
The purpose of this lab was to analyze and compare human cheek cells, onion cells, and various plant cells such as thin slices of carrots, mushrooms, celery and cucumber.
Hypothesis If we compare the cells of onions (plant cell) and the human cheek (animal cell), we believe that we will see the formation of each. We hope to see the different organelles and the layout of the cell as well as the structure.