SC.6.L.14.4 -Compare and contrast the structure and function of major organelles of plant and animal cells, including cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria, and vacuoles.

Teacher Demo: Build the nucleus the nucleus as a class.
Nucleus - The nuclear membrane is a double membrane. In this membrane, there are

holes, called nuclear pores, which regulate the passage of materials into and out of the

nucleus.

Building Cellular Organelles

Purpose: To learn about the morphology and function of cellular organelles by

building them.

Materials:

• Pipe cleaners

• Paper clips

• Clothes pins

• Plastic caps

• Rubber bands

• Wire

• Pipe cleaners

• Blocks

• Buttons

• Fish tank tubing

Procedure:

1. Using the information below, build a nucleus, making sure to represent all the

elements listed as well as any that you know that are not included in the description.

2. Nucleus - The nuclear membrane is a double membrane. In this membrane, there are

holes, called nuclear pores, which regulate the passage of materials into and out of the

nucleus.

Question: What materials enter the nucleus? What materials leave the nucleus?

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The nucleus contains DNA, which is organized into chromatin. When the cell

prepares to divide, the chromatin begins to condense into recognizable structures

called chromosomes. However, chromatin is not only composed of DNA. It also

contains histone proteins that organize the DNA.

In the micrograph of a nucleus, the most recognizable structure is the nucleolus, an

area of condensed chromatin that is responsible for the production of ribosomes.

Question: What materials does the nucleus need to produce ribosomes?

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One of the main functions of the nucleus is to control the production of proteins in the

cell. Thus, DNA is transcribed into mRNA, which can then travel out of the nucleus

and into the cytoplasm. There, the mRNA is translated into proteins by the

ribosomes. To produce mRNA, certain enzymes and building blocks are needed. RNA

polymerases are needed to pull the strands of DNA apart. In addition, these enzymes

bind together the RNA nucleotides as they base-pair along the DNA. However,

transcription cannot occur anywhere along a strand of DNA. There are specific

regions that code for proteins. Thus, proteins called transcription factors help the

polymerases find where to start transcribing the DNA.

Question: Where do the RNA nucleotides come from?

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3. Using the information below, build a mitochondrion.

4. Mitochondrion - The mitochondrial outer membrane is a double membrane. The

outer membrane is smooth, but the inner membrane is folded, like an accordion.

These infoldings are called cristae.

Question: What is the purpose of the cristae?

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The two membranes produce two inner compartments, the intermembrane space

between the outer and inner membranes and the region enclosed by the inner

membrane, the mitochondrial matrix.

Some of the steps of cellular respiration occur in the matrix of the mitochondrion.

Thus, there are many enzymes found in the matrix as well as on the inner membrane.

The enzymes imbedded in the inner membrane are mainly those involved with the

electron transport chain, and they are listed below.

1. Cytochrome A

2. Flavoprotein

3. Q - cytochrome

4. Iron-sulfur protein

5. Cytochrome C

6. Cytochrome A3

7. Cytochrome C1

8. Cytochrome B

To help you organize the enzymes involved in the electron transport chain, your

instructor has copies of figures from your textbook that show the relative positions of

the enzymes in the inner membrane.

Question: Generally, what do the enzymes involved in the respiratory chain do?

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5. With the information below, build a lysosome.

6. Lysosome – The lysosomal membrane is a single membrane. The membrane

encloses a number of hydrolytic enzymes. These hydrolases break down nucleotides,

proteins, lipids, phospholipids, and also remove carbohydrate, sulfate, or phosphate

groups from molecules. However, these enzymes only function at an acidic pH.

Thus, the membrane of a lysosome contains a hydrogen ion ATPase that pumps in H+

ions into the lysosome to produce the environment required for the function of the

enzymes.

Question: If the lysosome breaks open or leaks its contents, why is the containing

cell not digested?

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7. With the information below, build a chloroplast.

8. Chloroplast – A chloroplast is surrounded by a double membrane. These two

membranes create a thin intermembrane space between the membranes, and a larger

space surrounded by the inner membrane. Within the larger space is another

membrane system arranged into flattened sacs called thylakoids. The thylakoids are

surrounded by a fluid called the stroma.

The thylakoid membranes of the chloroplast contain the two photosystems

that function in photosynthesis. Your instructor has diagrams of both

photosystems. These will help you to identify the molecules involved in

these reactions as well as their relative positions in the membrane.

Question: How is the transfer of electrons between photosystem II and

photosystem I like the reactions in cellular respiration that produce most of the

ATP?

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Question: In which photosystem is oxygen produced?

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The reactions of the Calvin cycle utilize the ATP and NADPH produced by the

reactions of the photosystems and the electron transport chain to produce sugars.

These reactions occur in the stroma of the chloroplast. A molecule of CO2 enters the cycle and is bound to a 5-carbon sugar by an enzyme called rubisco. The product of

this reaction is an unstable 6-carbon compound that immediately breaks apart into

two 3-carbon compounds. Each of these compounds is then phosphorylated by an

enzyme that transfers the phosphate groups from two molecules of ATP. Next,

electrons from NADPH are used to reduce the carboxyl group of 1,3

bisphosphoglycerate to the carbonyl group of G3P, a three carbon sugar. This sugar

is the end product of the reactions of the Calvin cycle, and can be used to build

glucose and other organic compounds. Your instructor also has a diagram of the

Calvin cycle to help you understand and organize the reactions occurring during this

process.

9. With the information below, build rough endoplasmic reticulum.

10. Rough ER – The ER membrane is single, separating the internal compartment of

the ER, the cisternal space, from the cytosol of the cell. The membrane of the ER is

organized into a network of membranous tubules and sacs called cisternae. Rough

ER is rough because of the presence of ribosomes on the surface of its membrane.

Within the ER, there are enzymes that modify the proteins that are translated by the

ribosomes. For example, some of these enzymes add sugars to the forming proteins

to form glycoproteins.

11. Now that you have constructed a number of cellular organelles, your instructor

will give you a specific organelle to construct. Then, all the groups will come

together with their organelles and build a cell. Thus, you should think about how

your organelle interacts with the other organelles in the cell.

Question: What molecules are shared?

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Question: How do the different organelles communicate with each other?

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12. After the cell is constructed, we will discuss the interactions of its organelles.

Make any notes below.

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Inquiry Based Learning - Secondary Biology

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

SC.6.L.14.4 -Compare and contrast the structure and function of major organelles of plant and animal cells, including cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria, and vacuoles.

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