Alien Cell Project Answers

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 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 9.0 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