Big Ideas from this unit
Technological applications that affect biological processes and cellular functions are used in the food, pharmaceutical, and medical industries.
Biological molecules and their chemical properties affect cellular processes and biochemical reactions.
Biochemical compounds play important structural and functional roles in cells of all living organisms.
Cells
Mr. W's Cell Song
Cell parts and functions
Plant and animal cell lab pg. 21
Biological Molecules
3-D interactive structures of Biological molecules (in general this website has tonnes of interesting content - explore starting at the index page)
Amoeba sisters biological molecules
Identifying nutrients lab (pg. 42 Nelson Bio 11), helpful pdf., video (I have several issues with this lab, but the basics are there for you if you miss the lab)
Cell membrane and Transport
Amoeba sisters transport
Enzymes
Biological Reactions
text reading to support your understanding of biological reactions: Biological reactions pg. 1, Biological reactions pg. 2, Biological reactions pg. 3 (and enzymes)
Crazy Metabolic Pathways poster that you can explore on-line