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Guiding questions
Guiding questions
What are the roles of stem cells in multicellular organisms?
How are differentiated cells adapted to their specialized functions?
Linking questions
Linking questions
What are the advantages of small size and large size in biological systems?
How do cells become differentiated?
Syllabus statements
Syllabus statements
B2.3.1 Production of unspecialized cells following fertilization and their development into specialized cells by differentiation
B2.3.2 Properties of stem cells
B2.3.3 Location and function of stem cell niches in adult humans
B2.3.4 Differences between totipotent, pluripotent and multipotent stem cells
B2.3.5 Cell size as an aspect of specialization
B2.3.6 Surface area-to-volume ratios and constraints on cell size
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B2.3.7 AHL Adaptations to increase surface area-to-volume ratios of cells
B2.3.8 AHL Adaptations of type I and type II pneumocytes in alveoli
B2.3.9 AHL Adaptations of cardiac muscle cells and striated muscle fibres
B2.3.10 AHL Adaptations of sperm and egg cells
Resources used in class
Resources used in class
The power point presentation and the accompanying student notes are used as resources in class - together with activites, discussion, simulations and experiments.
1. B 2.3 SL Cell spezialization - student notes.pdf1. B 2.3 HL Cell spezialization - student notes.pdfPage updated
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