Activities
Concept 6.1 To study cells, biologists use microscopes and the tools of biochemistry
Concept 6.2 Eukaryotic cells have internal membranes that compartmentalize their functions
- Activity: Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function
- Activity: Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
- Activity: Build an Animal Cell and a Plant Cell
Concept 6.3 The eukaryotic cell's genetic instructions are housed in the nucleus and carried out by the ribosomes
Concept 6.4 The endomembrane system regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell
Concept 6.5 Mitochondria and chloroplasts change energy from one form to another
Concept 6.6 The cytoskeleton is a network of fibers that organizes structures and activities in the cell
- Activity: Cilia and Flagella
- Video: Chlamydomonas
- Video: Paramecium Vacuole
- Video: Paramecium Cilia
- Video: Cytoplasmic Streaming
Concept 6.7 Extracellular components and connections between cells help coordinate cellular activities
