Microscopes and Cells

We have been viewing cheek (animal) cells and elodea (plant) cells in class. Click on the link below to look at all of the pictures!
http://picasaweb.google.com/epantanokaplan/Microscopes#

What does this mean?

This is a "piece of flair". What do you think it means? We have talked briefly about ATP before...who can figure it out?

Ribsomes-protein synthesis

Here is a great science blog that has a funny video on protein synthesis....the making of protein that happens in the ribosome.
Check it out.
http://blogsci.com/

Vacuoles in Animal Cells?

Our textbook tells us that SOME animal cells contain vacuoles. However, some sources say that animal cells do not contain traditional vacuoles at all. What they do contain are vesicles-small round containers used for storage. I have read that these vesicles are just called vacuoles for the sake of simplifying for middle school students. Helpful or inaccurate?
If you get a chance do some research and try to find out what this vacuole debate is all about? Do animal cells really not contain vacuoles at all or is "vacuole" just a general term used to describe a storage sac in any cell?

Post what you find!

Cells!

Here is a link to a web album of recent projects and labs we have done in class! Please take a minute to check out the pictures. There will be many more images and posts to come!

http://picasaweb.google.com/epantanokaplan/Cells#