1. Microscopic Inquiry Set
Class Summary / Practice

2. Slide 1. Bacillus bacteria
Does this cell have a nucleus? no
Three distinctive features
Single cell
No nucleus
Rod shape
Cell walls

3. Slide 2. Cyanobacteria Does this cell have a nucleus?
Three distinctive features
Single cell
No nucleus
Chain like shape
Cell walls

4. Slide 3. Amoeba Does this cell have a nucleus?
yes
Three distinctive features
Single cell
has nucleus
blob shape

5. Slide 4. Euglena Does this cell have a nucleus?
yes
Three distinctive features
Single cell
Has a nucleus
Rod shape
Cell wall
Flagellum

6. Slide 5. Privet leaf Does this cell have a nucleus?
yes
Three distinctive features
many cells
Has nucleus
Cell walls
Layers of cells

7. Slide 6. Corn stem Does this cell have a nucleus?
yes
Three distinctive features
Multiple cells
Has a nucleus
Cell walls
Cells in bundles

8. Slide 7. Human Cheek Cell Does this cell have a nucleus?
yes
Three distinctive features
Multiple cells
Have a nucleus
No cell walls

9. Slide 8. Cardiac muscle Does this cell have a nucleus?
yes
Three distinctive features
Multiple cells
Has nucleus
Cells close together

10. The Case of “Reckless” Ronnie Fender-bender
Ronnie Fender-bender loves cars, but he has already been in several minor accidents. Recently, Ronnie brought in his 1966 Ford Thunderbird to the auto body repair shop with a massive dent in the front bumper. He told Tony, the repair technician, his insurance would cover the repair because it wasn’t his fault. He claims a deer ran in front of his car. The insurance company doesn’t believe the damage could have been done by a deer. They send Clint, a claims assessor, who collects samples from Ronnie’s bumper and labels them “unknown”. What type of cells are on the unknown slides?

11. The accident was so damaging
it changed the kind of car!

12. Unknown #1 What slide is this?
Is this a bacterial, protist, plant, or animal cell?
How did you identify this?
How did this get on the bumper of Ronnie’s car?

13. Unknown #2 What slide is this?
Is this a bacterial, protist, plant, or animal cell?
How did you identify this?
How did this get on the bumper of Ronnie’s car?

14. Unknown #3 What slide is this?
Is this a bacterial, protist, plant, or animal cell?
How did you identify this?
How did this get on the bumper of Ronnie’s car?