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Unit 3 Exploration Guide
SOL: LS.2, LS.3, & LS.5
Previous Unit
Introduction to Cells
Current Unit
Cell Functions
Next Unit
Cell Life and Reproduction
9/20
9/21
Unit Intro
Basic Chemistry
Unit Map
9/22
Water
Cell Functions
9/23 &
9/26
9/27
9/28 –
9/29
Organic Compounds
Quiz
Movement Across the
Membrane
9/30
Photosynthesis
10/3
Cellular Respiration
10/4
Protein Synthesis
10/5 &
10/6
UEG Due/Review
10/7
Test
Structure vs.
Function
Chemistry of Life
Basic
Chemistry
Water
Organic
Compounds
Critical Question
How does the structure of the cell lead to its many functions?
Movement
Across the
Membrane
Photosynthesis
Protein
Synthesis
Cellular
Respiration
Define:
1. Atom
2. Element
3. Compound
4. Enzyme
5. Selectively Permeable
6. Passive Transport
7. Diffusion
8. Osmosis
9. Chlorophyll
10. ATP
Short Answer:
11. What is matter and what is it made of?
12. Draw and label the parts of an atom. Make sure to label the
protons, neutrons, electrons, and put their charges.
13. Give a sample chemical equation and label its products and
reactants.
14. Describe the structure and function of water.
15. Explain the use of the pH scale.
16. Draw a pH scale and label the acids, bases, and neutral values.
17. Describe the structure and function of the 4 classes of organic
compounds.
18. Describe the structure and function of the cell membrane.
19. Explain what happens to a cell put into an environment with more,
less, or equal amounts of water than is inside the cell.
20. Describe the structure and function of the chloroplast.
21. Describe the process of photosynthesis.
22. Describe the structure and function of the mitochondria.
23. Describe the process of cellular respiration.
24. Compare and contrast photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
25. Describe the process of protein synthesis.
Remember you will be asked to apply your knowledge of this unit, not
just recite it.