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Chapter 7 - Cell Structure and Function
Goal: The students will be able to form an operational definition of the term cell and classify them into two or more groups.
Terminology covered: cell, cell theory, nucleus, eukaryote, prokaryote, organelle, cytoplasm, nuclear envelope, chromatin, chromosome, nucleolus, ribosome, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosome, vacuole, mitochondrion, chloroplast, cytoskeleton, centriole, cell membrane, cell wall, lipid bilayer, concentration, diffusion, equilibrium, osmosis, isotonic, hypertonic, hypotonic, facilitated diffusion, active transport, Endocytosis, phagocytosis, pinocytosis, Exocytosis, cell specialization, tissue, organ, organ system
Chapter 8 - Photosynthesis
Goal: The students will be able to understand how photosynthetic organisms obtain energy from sunlight.
Terminology covered: autotroph, heterotroph, adenosine triphosphate, photosynthesis, pigment, chlorophyll, thylakoid, photosystem, stoma, NADP+, light-dependent reactions, ATP synthase, Calvin cycle (light-independent reaction)
Chapter 9 - Cellular Respiration
Goal: The students will be able to understand how organisms obtain energy through cellular respiration.
Terminology covered: calorie, glycolysis, cellular respiration, NAD+, fermentation, anaerobic, aerobic, Krebs cycle, electron transport chain
Chapter 10 - Cell Growth and Division
Goal: The students will gain an understanding of the basic cell processes, optimum size of cells, phases of Mitosis, Cell Cycle and cell specialization.
Terminology covered: cell division, mitosis, cytokinesis, chromatid, centromere, interphase, cell cycle, prophase, centriole spindle, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cyclin, cancer