NAME: ANJELO CYRUS B.

GARCIA
MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY LABORATORY

EXPERIMENT NO. 3
CHARACTERISTICS OF A CELL

Cells are the basic units of structure and function of all living things. There are
two major divisions into which all cells fall – prokaryotic and eukaryotic. Prokaryotic cells
are cells that lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. Bacteria and related
microorganisms are prokaryotes. Eukaryotic cells are cells that contain a nucleus and
membrane-bound organelles. Organisms such as animals, plants, fungi, and protists
are all eukaryotes. In this investigation, you will observe several prepared slides to
examine The differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. You will also use
these differences to classify an unknown specimen.

Wet mount method

https://youtu.be/mXqyCNAYrH4

ILLUSTRATIONS
Draw the organism Observed in
a. Wet mount preparations
Cell shap size Prokaryotic
type e Cell structure or eukaryotic

Cell wall Cell Nuclear chloropl nucleolus

membrane membrane ast

Protoz Oval Les Does Yes Yes Does Yes Eukaryotic

oa or s not not
 Sph tha have have
eric n cell chloropl
al 50 wall ast
um/
mic
rom
eter

Amoeb Unk Aro Does Yes Yes Does Yes Eukaryotic

a own/ und not not
irreg 200 have have
ular and cell chloropl
750 wall ast
mic
ron
s

Param elon 120 Yes Yes Yes Does Yes Eukaryotic

ecium gate - (Rigid not (Macron
d 300 Cell have ucleus,
oval um Wall) chloropl Micronuc
with
lon ast leus)
roun
ded
g.
or
point
ed
ends

Cilia leng Sle Yes Yes Does not Does Yes Eukaryotic
th of nde have not
a r nuclear have
singl thre membran chloropl
e adli e ast
ciliu ke
m is Proj
1-10 ecti
micr on
ome
tres
and
widt
h is
less
than
1
micr
 ome
tre. 

Stentor trum up Yes Yes Yes Does Yes Eukaryotic

pet- to 2 not (More
sha mm have than
ped lon chloropl one)
or g asts
cylin
dric
al
whe
n
exte
nde
d.

Vortice bell- 3–4 Does Yes Yes Does Yes Eukaryotic

lla sha μm not not
ped in have a have
or dia cell chloropl
cylin met wall asts
dric er
al and
abo
ut
100
μm
in
len
gth

Dileptu roun 100 Does Does not Yes Does Does not Prokaryotic
s ded - not have cell not have
in 1,6 have membran have nucleus
cros 00 cell e chloropl
s- um wall asts
secti lon
on, g
with
long
high
ly
mob
ile,
cont
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e
preh
ensil
e
ante
rior
neck
regi
on

Daphni oval less Yes Yes Does not Yes Yes Eukaryotic
a -ish tha have
n1 Nuclear
mm membran
to 5 e
mm

Planari flat, usu Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Eukaryotic

a wed ally
ge- abo
sha ut 3
ped to
15
mm

Hydra colu abo Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Eukaryotic

mn- ut
sha 30
ped milli
bodi met
es res
ring (1.2
ed inc
at hes
the )
top lon
with g 
tent
acle
s
arou
nd a
mou
th
Analysis and Conclusions
1. Based on your observations, do all cells have the same shape? Support your
answer.

2. Based on your observations, do all cells have the same size? Support your
answer.
3. What cell structures are common to all cells?

4. What cell structures are found only in eukaryotic cells?

5. Are the nuclei always found in the same place within different types of cells?
Support your answer.
Critical Thinking and Application

1. Skin cells seem to fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. How is this
arrangement of cells helpful to an organism?

2. Why do cells have different shapes and sizes?