Name: ______________________________ Block: ______________
Observation of Slides
Instructions: in the chart below, check off the parts that you EXPECT to see using the microscope. Then, observe the slides and out an ‘S’ in the ones you actually
saw.
Slide
Cell Wall
Cell Membrane
Nucleus
Chloroplast
Cytoplasm
Description
Onion
Section
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Cheek
Cell
Smear
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Blood
Smear
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visible
only in
white
blood
cells
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Elodea
Leaf
Elodea
Stem
Large
Intestine
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


may not
be visible



may not
be visible
may not be
visible
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


Name: ______________________________ Block: ______________
Observations of slides
Instructions: in the chart below, check off the parts that you EXPECT to see using the microscope. Then, observe the slides and write an ‘S’ in the ones you
actually saw.
Slide
Onion Section
Cheek Cell Smear
Blood Smear
Elodea Leaf
Elodea Stem
Large Intestine
Cell Wall
Cell Membrane
Nucleus
Chloroplast
Cytoplasm
Description
LEARNING REVIEW
Name: ______________________________ Block: ______________
1. List at least two similarities and two differences between the slides you viewed?
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2. What differences do you see between the plant leaf and stem slides and the onion slide? Both these slides are from plants, but have a big
difference. Explain why.
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STOP AND DISCUSS
ANALYSIS
3. What are some similarities and differences between plant and animal cells? ___________________________________________________________________
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4. The cheek, blood, and large intestine slides all from human samples. The plant leaf and stem slides are from the same plant samples. How are the various
types of cells from the same organism similar? How are the various types of cells from the same organism different?
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5. Scientists obtain an unknown sample of cells from a meteorite crash site. When viewing a slide of the specimen, the scientists observe that it possesses
chloroplasts but no cell walls. Why would the scientist believe that he or she has found a new organism?
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