INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS


Biodiversity

Evolution

Biochemistry

Cell Biology

Energy and Metabolism (Part 1)

Energy and Metabolism (Part 2)

Classical Genetics

Molecular Genetics (Basic)

Molecular Genetics (Advanced))

Immunology and Homeostasis

Chemical and Neural Signaling

Animal Reproduction and Development

Plant Biology

Ecology

Neuroscience





Cell Biology
(Chapters 7 & 8)

Cell Biology is the study of the cell, the basic unit of all life. Therefore an understanding of the cell is at the core of understanding biology. All living things can be categorized as being either a prokaryotic cell, a eukaryotic cell, or a collection of eukaryotic cells. This unit explores the basic constituents of the cell and how they work together to allow a cell to live and function. By the end of this unit a student should be familiar with the basic internal structures and organelles of a cell and how they function to support the cell, the basic unit of all life.

Lecture

Chapter 8 Lecture (print) (audio)

Homework

Chapter 7 & 8 Free Response Questions

Eukaryotic Animal Cell (What I Expect You to Know) (pdf)

Lorenzo's Oil Assignment
Extra Credit Assignment
•Great Lorenzo's Oil website resource (It explains the biology that is going on in the film)
Flash presentation on the biology behind Lorenzo's Oil.
Demyelinating Diseases: Brief Overview
The Myelin Project
Dr. Moser Dies

Ants, Pheremones, and Oleic Acid

Lab

Test Prep

Chapters 7 & 8 Test Hints

Web Resources

Active Transport Animation and Explanation Using the Sodium-Potassium Pump

Cell Size and Scale Animation
(Very Cool!!)

Inside A Cell (A self-guided tour of organelles)

Parts of a Cell (animation)
(Simple and fun)

Construction of the Cell membrane (Animation)

Cellular Visions: The Inner Life of a Cell (fantastic video animation- use the high resolution file and turn on your sound!)

Cellular Visions: The Inner Life of a Cell (Narrated Version)

Animation of Fluid Mosaic Model of cell membrane
•Click on "At the Cell Surface" in Pathways to Cancer, watch and listen to the video animation.

An Owner's Guide to the Cell