Cell Membrane









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Vocabulary Detective

For each word, write a definition in your own words, draw a picture, or use word decoding to figure out part of the word. You may not use any sources, besides your classmates. Write this on your own paper.

When I play softball, I am very active, but when I binge watch Brooklyn 99, I am passive.

The membrane separating this fish from the environment is the only thing keeping him alive.

When a girl in the back of the class sprays perfume, it quickly diffuses through the air, causing the teacher in the front of the room to wrinkle her nose.

Click here to watch a time lapse video of an egg in water grow larger due to osmosis.

I don’t want water to permeate into my backpack and ruin my smartphone, so when it rains, I wear an impermeable raincoat.

The fake science word for the picture above is, “exohydrosis.”

The real science word for the white blood cell below, is “leukocytes.”

Can you guess what, “exocytosis” means?

The fake science word for the picture above is, "endohydrosis."

The real science word for the red blood cells pictured below is, “erythrocyte.”

Can you guess what, “endocytosis” means?

The man on the right wants to climb up on the box. The man on the left is facilitating it.

Cations and anions are both types of ions, but atoms have a neutral charge in their natural state.

Arachinophobia is a fear of spiders. Aerophobia is a fear of flying.

Can you figure out what, “hydrophobic” means?

The people who live in this house are clearly "bibliophiles."

Can you figure out what, "hydrophilic" means?

This tunnel under the river could be called a "concrete channel." Can you guess what a protein channel is (or does?)

Sometimes people take medications like Lipitor to decrease their high cholesterol levels. Real butter is high in cholesterol.

Use word decoding to figure out what you can about “phospholipids.”

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Unit plan - cell membrane and transport