Lesson: Cell Structures and Membranes

• 1. Recognize the basic structures (anatomy) of a cell.

  2. Understand the functions (physiology) of the cell organelles and other structures.

This lesson also describes the composition, structure and regulation of the cell membrane. Students will examine how the membrane is responsible for the transfer of materials and discuss specific diseases that result from the disruption of membrane structures.

Lesson: Cell Membrane

• 1. What organic molecules compose the cell membrane, and how are they arranged within the membrane?

  2. What is the essential difference between passive and active transport?

  3. What molecule carries energy within a cell?

  4. Compare and contrast diffusion and osmosis.

  5. What is filtration?

  6. Understand the terms hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic and explain how a cell will behave when placed in such a solution (lyse/crenate/no change).

  7. What organic molecule makes up ion pumps?

  8. Differentiate between pinocytosis and phagocytosis.

  9. Understand the pathology of cystic fibrosis: cause, symptoms, treatment.