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

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


Is it Alive?   

  

Cells function similarly in all living organisms.   Is it Alive? PPT   PDF   Notes
Living Systems PPT   PDF   Notes
Is it Alive Opening Lab PDF
Lab Safety (windows media player)  Lyrics (Word document)
Organ systems function because of the contributions of individual organs, tissues, and cells. The failure of any part can affect the entire system.   Homeostasis  PPT   PDF   Notes

Plants and animals have levels of organization for structure and function, including cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and the whole organism.

 
Taxonomy  PPT   PDF   Notes
 
Animal Field Guide Publisher File PDF
Planaria Lab PDF
Squid Dissection Lab PDF

Chemistry of Life  
Cells function similarly in all living organisms.  
Elements & Compounds PPT   PDF  Notes
Elements of Living Things  PPT PDF Notes
Carbon Compounds & Cells  PPT   PDF   Notes

Cereal Nutrition Facts Investigation PDF


Cells  

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

 
 
Cells  PPT   PDF  Notes
Cells function similarly in all living organisms.  
Cell Similarities  PPT   PDF  Notes
Bacteria  PPT   PDF  Notes
   
 
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.
 
Cell Structures & Function  PPT   PDF  Notes
 
Shrinky Dink Cell  PDF 
Drawing a Scale Model of a Cell  PDF
Examining Onion Tissue Lab PDF
Plant and Animal Cells Venn Diagram PDF
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells Venn Diagram PDF

Cell Processes  

Cells function similarly in all living organisms.

 

  Structure & Function of Cell Membrane  PPT   PDF  Notes

Chloroplasts capture sunlight energy for photosynthesis.

Visible light is a small band within a very broad electromagnetic spectrum.

 
Photosynthesis   PPT   PDF  Notes
 
Photosynthesis Internet Activity  PDF

Mitochondria liberate energy for the work that cells do.

 
Cellular Respiration  PPT   PDF  Notes

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.

 

The life cycles and reproduction methods of sexual and asexual organisms differ.

 
Growth & Cell Reproduction PPT   PDF  Notes
Cell Cycle PPT   PDF  Notes
 
Mitosis and the Cell Cycle PDF
Mitosis MicroViewer PDF
Modeling Mitosis Lab PDF

Sexual reproduction produces offspring that inherit half their genes from each parent.

 

As multicellular organisms develop, their cells differentiate.

  Meiosis PPT   PDF  Notes
     

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