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A Homemade PowerPoint Game

By
Caroline DHuyvetter
University of Georgia
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The Story of the Cellular Adventure
Its time to grow!!! Imagine you are a nerve signal, sent from the brain to
each cell in the body to initiate replication in that cell. Upon reaching the cell
membrane, you must enter the cell and navigate your way to the nucleus. On
your way, you will encounter several different cellular organelles and you
must be able to identify them (and their function) to know if they are to
receive your replicate! message. You will need to acquire energy in the form of
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) in order to complete your mission and allow the
cell to begin replication. But watch out, some sneaky, sneaky viruses may
infiltrate your host cell if you are not adequately prepared for the trip!
Fighting these viruses will use up some of your ATP supply, so you will have to
be careful to have enough left once you reach the nucleus. If you dont have
adequate energy once you reach the nucleus, you will have to acquire extra
vitamins to re-charge your supply and be able to complete your mission.
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The goal of the game is to provide a review of the parts of an animal cell and their function within the cell.
To play the game you have to have more than one, but no more than four, players. Each player will first roll
the dice to determine the playing order of the game.
1. Once the order has been decided, the first player will roll the dice again to see how many spaces in the
cytoplasm he/she can move.
2. If the player lands on an organelle, the player must first be able to identify the organelle. If the player is
correct, then he/she can draw a question card for that particular organelle by clicking on the organelles
button on the computer screen. If the player does not correctly identify the organelle, he/she must lose one
turn before answering a question card.
3. If the player can correctly answer the organelle question, the student receives five ATP points (ATP point
tallies must be recorded on the ATP/Virus Point Chart). The next player in order can then roll the dice and
start their turn. If the first player cannot answer the question correctly, they must accept two virus points.
4. Players must make their way to the nucleus to initiate replication. On the way, they must only pass
through each organelle once (no back-tracking), unless they skipped that organelle on the first pass. While
following the path to the nucleus, if a player lands on an ATP space, they receive an extra three ATP points.
5. If a player rolls a number on the dice that could take them past the next organelle on their path, they
have the option to skip that organelle. However, players must be warned that they have to have enough
ATP points once they reach the nucleus to initiate replication, and the way to receive the majority of ATP
points is to correctly answer organelle questions.
6. Upon reaching the nucleus, virus points are subtracted from ATP points. If the total is 19 30, then the
player wins. If the point total is 18 or less, then the player must click on a Vitamin card. If the vitamin
question is answered correctly, three ATP points are awarded. If this new total is still not enough points to
initiate replication, then the player must wait another turn and draw another medicine card.

To win the game you have to reach the nucleolus first and have enough ATP points to initiate replication.
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Gameboard: Print out slides 18 and 19, tape together to create a
unified cell gameboard.
Point Chart: Print out slide 17 to allow players to keep a tally of their
acquired points.
Game Pieces: Print out slide 5 and allow players to select and cut out
their game piece if desired. Other objects may also be used as game
pieces (paper clips, buttons, etc).
Other Supplies: You will also need a dice and access to a computer to
play this game because the questions are accessible from the Time to
Play screen within the PowerPoint presentation.
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All teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game
at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited.
Originally designed by Caroline DHuyvetter, University of Georgia, May
28, 2003 with the title Cellular Adventure.
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Audience
Students in grades 9 to 12, depending on the complexity of the questions that
the teacher wants to write/change.
Subject Area
Students will be able to identify the parts of an animal cell and answer questions
pertaining to each organelles function within the cell.


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Copyright 2003 Caroline DHuyvetter
Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all teachers and
students of non-profit schools.
Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit
schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the
condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of
the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their
names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names
already there.
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Mitochondrion
Golgi
Apparatus
Endoplasmic
Reticulum
Ribosome
Centrosome
Membrane-bound
Organelle
(vacuole, peroxisome,
lysosome)
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ATP/Virus Point Chart
Player ATP Points Virus Points Total
(ATP Virus)
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1.) What plant organelle is the
counterpart to the animal mitochondria?

Flagella
Stem
Nucleus
Chloroplast
2.) The inner membrane of the
mitochondria is called:
Thylakoid
Cristae
Nuclear membrane


3.) Mitochondria produce what energy
source:
ATP
Sugar
Sunlight
Protein
4.) Mitochondria are enclosed in
membranes.
True
False
1.)The Golgi apparatus modifies and stores
products from which other organelle?
Nucleus
Cell Membrane
Lysosome
Endoplasmic Reticulum
2.)What does the Golgi use to receive
and transport materials?
Cytoplasm
Transport Vesicles
Nerves
U.P.S.
3.) The Golgis flattened membrane sacs
are called what?
Plates
Cisternae
Cristae
Layers
4.) The flattened sacs (cisternae) of the Golgi
are physically connected to one another.
True
False
1.) Which type of E.R. has ribosomes
attached to it?
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
2.) Which type of E.R. functions in
synthesizing lipids and detoxification of
drugs?
Rough E.R.
Smooth E.R.
3.) What is Rough E.R.s main
function?
Synthesis of secretory proteins
Powerhouse of the cell
Movement of the cell
4.) The E.R. membrane is attached to
the Nuclear envelope.
True
False
1.) Ribosomes can be found attached to
the Endoplasmic Reticulum.
True
False
2.) Ribosomes can be found free in the
cytoplasm.
True
False
3.) Ribosomes carry out what?
Movement
Reproduction
Protein Synthesis
4.) Insulin is a product made by
ribosomes.
True
False
1.) A pair of what make up the
centrosome in an animal cell?
Pair of shoes
Pair of centrioles
Pair of membranes

2.) The centrioles are made up of what
structural element?
Microtubules
Cytoplasm
Cartilage
3.) Centrioles are not essential for
function in all cells.
True
False
4.) Microtubules are also used in cilia
and flagella in what process?
Movement
Growth
Reproduction
1.) Peroxisomes get their name because
they produce what?
Carbohydrates
Hydrogen peroxide
Protein
2.) Lysosomes aid in what process?
Digestion
Movement
Reproduction
3.) Lysosomes digest by attaching to
what?
Stomachs in bodies
Nucleus in the cell
Food Vacuoles within the cell
4.) Vacuoles are important for both
plants and animals.
True
False
1.) The nucleus contains what important
material in the cell?
Food Material
Genetic Material (DNA)
Water
2.) DNA in the nucleus can be in a
fibrous form called:
Chromatin
Spaghetti
Cilia
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Give yourself 3 Virus points.
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