Data Sheet 1
Alien Image
AI 1.1
ANSWERS
Analysis
Organism Identification:
Hybrid plant/animal
Observations that led you to this conclusion (what organelles from the
“cell” led to the identification of the organism?):
The cell has chloroplasts, centrioles, a vacuole but no cell wall
What Earth Analogs were not identified in the Alien cell?
No cell wall, we have no animal/plant hybrid like this on Earth
AI 1.2
Organism Identification:
animal
Observations that led you to this conclusion (what organelles from the
“cell” led to the identification of the organism?):
Cell is an animal cell, has lysosomes and centrioles
What Earth Analogs were not identified in the Alien cell?
No cell wall, no vacuole, no chloroplasts
AI 1.3
Organism Identification:
Prokaryote/bacteria
Observations that led you to this conclusion (what organelles from the
“cell” led to the identification of the organism?):
Flagella, DNA, cell wall and cell membrane
What Earth Analogs were not identified in the Alien cell?
No membrane bound organelles, no nucleus
AI 1.4
Organism Identification:
plant
Observations that led you to this conclusion (what organelles from the
“cell” led to the identification of the organism?):
Chloroplasts, cell wall, vacuole and other organelles
What Earth Analogs were not identified in the Alien cell?
Lysosomes and centrioles.
Data Sheet 2
Alien Image
AI 2.0
Analysis
Earth Analog (what Earth organelle does this look like):
ribosome
What does this Earth organelle look like? Sketch the Earth
organelle here.
(large and small subunits)
What is the function of the Earth Organelle?
Protein synthesis
Knowing what you know about the Earth organelle where might
this Alien organelle be produced?
In the nucleolus
Earth Analog (what Earth organelle does this resemble):
Endoplasmic reticulum
What does this Earth organelle look like? Sketch the Earth
organelle here.
AI 3.0
Organism Identification:
Plant cell
By Earth standards would this organism be considered a
prokaryote or a eukaryote?
eukaryote
It is believed that this structure stores water, nutrients and
even waste products. What organelle might this be?
Vacuole
What might this inner layer be? What is the function of this
Earth Analog?
Cell wall, for structure
AI 4.0
Earth Analog (what Earth organelle or structure does this resemble):
Lipid bilayer (cell membrane)
What does this Earth organelle look like? Sketch the Earth
organelle here.
(phospholipids have two tails)
What is the function of the Earth Structure?
Forms cell membrane and other membranes in organelles
Based on your knowledge of the Earth analog what is the
function of the following structure? Cell membrane allows
materials to enter and exit selectively(semipermeable)
Data Sheet 3
Alien Image
AI 5.0
Analysis
Earth Analog (what Earth organelle does this resemble):
nucleus
What does this Earth organelle look like? Sketch the Earth
organelle here.
The nucleus
What is the function of the Earth Organelle?
Stores DNA, deep in the nucleolus ribosomes are made, RNA is
copied
How does this structure differ from the Earth Analog?this DNA
is a triple helix
AI 6.0
Earth Analog (what Earth organelle does this resemble):
mitochondria
What does this Earth organelle look like? Sketch the Earth
organelle here.
(mitochondria)
What is the function of the Earth Organelle?
Creates ATP from glucose
What is the Earth analog for this chemical? ATP
AI 7.0
Organism Identification:
Prokaryote cell/bacteria
By Earth standards would this organism be considered a
prokaryote or a eukaryote?
prokaryote
Explain your thinking.
There is no nucleus, no membrane bound organelles, has some
kind of cell wall and cell membrane, has ribosomes
Do you believe that this orgamism might be mobile? Why or
why not?
Yes, it has two flagella
Data Sheet 4
Alien Image
AI 8.0
Analysis
Organism Identification:
Animal cell
By Earth standards would this organism be considered a
prokaryote or a eukaryote?
eukaryote
Explain your thinking.
Centrioles and lysosomes, no cell wall, no chloroplasts, no
vacuole
It is believed that this structure might contain digestive
enzymes. What organelle might this be?
lysosomes
AI 9.0
Organism Identification:
Hybrid plant/animal cell
By Earth standards would this organism be considered a
prokaryote or a eukaryote?
eukaryote
Explain your thinking.
It has many organelles and a nucleus, it has chloroplasts,
centrioles, lysosomes and a vacuole
Do we have an organism like this on Earth?
no
AI 10.0
Earth Analog (what Earth organelle does this resemble):
chloroplast
What does this Earth organelle look like? Sketch the Earth
organelle here.
(chloroplast drawing)
What is the function of the Earth Organelle?
Photosynthesis, creating glucose and oxygen
What is the Earth analog of this chemical?
Glucose or sucrose