2.1: Cell Structure and Function

All living organisms are composed of cells. Unicellular organisms (like bacteria) are made of one cell. Multicellular organisms (like humans) are made of many cells. Topic 2.1 explores the structures and components that make these cells function.

Vocabulary:

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  1. Cell
  2. Prokaryotic Cells
  3. Eukaryotic Cells
  4. Cell Membrane
  5. Cytoplasm
  6. Cytosol
  7. Cytoskeleton
  8. Cell wall
  9. Ribosome
  10. Organelles
  11. Nucleus
  12. Nuclear envelope
  13. Endomembrane System
  14. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
  15. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
  16. Golgi Apparatus
  17. Lysosome
  18. Vacuole
  19. Large Central Vacuole
  20. Transport vesicle
  21. Secretory vesicles
  22. Mitochondria
  23. Chloroplast

Resources:

Videos:

AP Playground | Cell Structure and Function

PoseKnows Biology | Cell Structure: Subcellular Components

PoseKnows Biology | Cell Structure and Function

Amoeba Sisters | Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour

Amoeba Sisters | Cell Organelles and Structures Review

Crash Course Biology | A Tour of the Cell

Crash Course Biology | Eukaryopolis - The City of Animal Cells

Bozeman Science | A Tour of the Cell

Bozeman Science | Cellular Organelles