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2.1 The Cell
General Science · Grade 10 · 6 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Types of microscopes; differences between light and electron microscopes
- Cell structure and functions
- Levels of cell organisation
What you will be able to do
- explain the differences between light and electron microscopes
- describe the plant and animal cell under an electron microscope
- compare plant and animal cell structures under light and electron microscope
- explain the functions of the components of plant and animal cells
- construct a concept map of the levels of cell organisation
- appreciate the function of the cell as a basic unit of life
Key questions
“What makes up an organism?”
“Why can a light microscope not show us everything inside a cell?”
Lessons
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Seeing the cell
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizThe instruments that made cells visible, and why one of them sees far more than the other.
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Inside the cell, and how cells build an organism
40 min · 2 practice tasks · quizWhat each part of a cell does, how plant and animal cells differ, and the ladder from organelle to organism.
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Plant and animal cells under the light microscope
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizWhat a school microscope actually shows of plant and animal cells, and how to prepare and compare them.
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Plant and animal cells under the electron microscope
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizWhat TEM and SEM add to the school view, and how plant and animal ultrastructure compare.
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How the parts of a cell do their jobs
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizControl, energy and traffic inside a cell, seen as biology, chemistry and physics working at once.
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The cell as the unit of life
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizBuild a concept map from organelle to organism, and say why the cell is the basic unit of life.