[Sophomore Biology] [Review of Cell Structures]
Chapter Seven:

CELL NOTES

Light Microscope: Device using light and lenses to magnify small objects.

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek: Inventor of modern light microscope. Discovered cells. He called them "Beasties".

Stain: Colored liquid put on cells to make tranparent parts visible.

Electron Microscope: Device using electrons and magnets to magnify small objects.

Cells: Cells are building blocks of all living things. Cells are the smallest things considered to be alive.
[Diagram of Typical Animal Cell] ---- [Diagram of Typical Plant Cell]

a) Cell Theory

b) Prokaryotic Cells vs. Eukaryotic Cells

c) Eukaryotic Cell Structure

d) Cell Size

e) Theories on Origins of Eukaryotic Cell Organelles

f) Levels of Organization within Multi-celled Organisms

g) Cell Membranes

h) Passive Transport Across Cell Membranes: Diffusion & Osmosis

i) Active Transport Across Cell Membranes

j) Cell Reproduction: The Cell Cycle & Mitosis

[Reviews of Cell Structures]
Slichter