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BIOLOGY
Unit 2: What is the Structure of Life?
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1. Why is the cell the basic unit of life?
2. How does the structure of a cell serve its function?
3. What similarities & differences exist between cells of different
organisms and WHY?
4. Why do cells need and outside & an inside?
5. How do cells maintain homeostasis?
WHEN YOU FINISH THIS UNIT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO….
1. Define, use correctly, and give/recognize examples of each of the
vocabulary words.
2. Understand the relative sizes of different cells.
3. Understand that the shape (structure) of a cell is directly related
to its function & be able to give examples.
4. Identify the structure and function of the different organelles found
in eukaryotic cells.
5. Understand the difference & similarities between the different cells
of organisms from each Kingdom.
6. Be able to use a microscope to identify different types & parts of
cells.
7. Describe the structure of the cell membrane & its importance in
regulating a cell.
8. Understand the importance of proteins & lipids in the cell membrane.
9. Understand the importance of the cell membrane in maintaining
homeostasis.
10.
Identify the different mechanisms the cell uses to transport
materials into & out of a cell based on the type of molecule needing
to pass.
11.
Relate diffusion to equilibrium.
12.
Relate osmosis to solute concentration.
13.
Understand the relationship between cell size, cell transport &
energy efficiency.
VOCABULARY
 Organelle
 Cell membrane
 Cell wall
 Nucleus
 Mitochondria
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Chloroplast
Golgi
Endoplasmic
reticulum (ER)
Ribosomes
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Vacuoles
Lysosomes
Cytoplasm
Flagella
Cilia
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Pseudopodia
Diffusion
Passive
transport
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Active transport
Osmosis
Endocytosis
Exocytosis
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Hypertonic
Hypotonic
Isotonic