Syllabus

 

 

All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope.

Investigation
Human Body
Light & Living Things
Cell Biology
Genetics
Evolution & History
Site Map
 
 
 
Chemistry of Life

 

  • Cells function similarly in all living organisms.
  Elements & Compounds:   PPT   PDF Carbon in Living Things:   PPT   PDF
  Elements of Living Things :  PPT   PDF  
     
Cells

 

  • Characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells include chloroplasts and cell walls.
  • The nucleus is the repository (storage area) for genetic information in plant and animal cells.
Cells:   PPT   PDF The Living Cell  20 min QuickTime video from United Streaming on the structure and function of plant and animal cells
  Similarities of Cells:   PPT   PDF Cells Alive A visual, interactive tour of cells, bacteria, viruses and their interaction
  Cell Structure:   PPT   PDF Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye: Biology 44 min QuickTime video from United Streaming explaining prokaryotes, eukaryotes, and archaea
Bacteria

 

  Bacteria   PPT   PDF Understanding Bacteria -QuickTime Movie
   
   
Cell Processes

 

  • Chloroplasts capture sunlight energy for photosynthesis.

  • Mitochondria liberate energy for the work that cells do.

  Structure & Function of the Cell Membrane   PPT   PDF Cells and Energy Part II  PPT  PDF
  Cells and Energy Part I  PPT  PDF
Cell Reproduction:

     - Mitosis & Meiosis 

 

  • Cells divide to increase their numbers through a process of mitosis, which results in two daughter cells with identical sets of chromosomes.

  • As multicellular organisms develop, their cells differentiate.

  Growth & Cell Reproduction PPT   PDF  Cell Division 18 sec computer animation of bacteria undergoing cell division
  Cell Cycle  PPT   PDF Cell Division 11 sec computer animation of cell division
  Meiosis   PPT   PDF How Cells Reproduce 11½ minute QuickTime video segment explaining how cells reproduce
Cancer: Mitosis Run-Amok  PPT  PDF Website Mitosis 1½ minute QuickTime  video clip depicting mitosis
  Mitosis Cell Division 1 minute QuickTime  video clip showing cell division
 
 

Patricia Ware

Manhattan Beach Middle School

1501 Redondo Beach Avenue

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

310.318.7345 ext. 3105