HYDE SCHOOL: UNIT PLAN
Subject: Advanced Biology
Unit: The Cell
School Year: 2011/12
Number of Instructional Days: 13
LESSON
UNITS/TOPICS
#
(WHAT)
1
A Panoramic View
of the Cell
READING
Campbell, Chapter 6
(pgs. 94 -101)
Supplementary:
Campbell Mastering
Biology: Concept 6.2:
Discovery Video: Cells;
Activity: Prokaryotic
Cell Structure and
Function; Activity:
Comparing Prokaryotic
and Eukaryotic Cells
2
The Nucleus and
Ribosomes
Campbell, Chapter 6
(pgs. 102-104)
Supplementary:
Campbell Mastering
Biology: Concept 6.3,
Activity: Role of the
Nucleus and
Ribosomes in Protein
Synthesis
OBJECTIVES

Distinguish between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Explain why there are both upper and lower limits to cell
size.

Explain why compartmentalization is important in eukaryotic
cells.

Describe the structure and function of the nuclear envelop,
including the role of the pore complex.

Briefly explain how the nucleus controls protein synthesis in
the cytoplasm.

Describe the structure and function of a eukaryotic
ribosome.
EVALUATION
The Geography of
the Cell Quiz
LESSON
UNITS/TOPICS
#
(WHAT)
3
The
Endomembrane
System
READING
Campbell, Chapter 6
(pgs. 104-109)
Supplementary:
Campbell Mastering
Biology: Concept 6.4,
Activity: The
Endomembrane
System; Video:
Paramecium Vacuole
4
5
Other
Membranous
Organelles
The Cytoskeleton
Campbell, Chapter 6
(pgs. 109-111)
Supplementary:
Campbell Mastering
Biology: Concept 6.5,
Activity: Activity:
Build a Chloroplast and
a Mitochondrion
Campbell, Chapter 6
(pgs. 112-118)
Supplementary:
Campbell Mastering
Biology: Concept 6.6,
Activity: Cilia and
Flagella; Videos:
Chlamydomonas,
Paramecium Cilia, and
Cytoplasmic Streaming
OBJECTIVES

List the components of the endomembrane system and
describe the structure and function of each component.

Describe three examples of intracellular digestion by
lysosomes.

Name three different kinds of vacuoles, giving the function
of each kind.

Describe the structure of a mitochondrion and explain the
importance of compartmentalization in mitochondrial
function.

Identify the three functional compartments of a chloroplast,
and explain the importance of compartmentalization in
chloroplast function.

Explain the importance of peroxisomes

Describe the functions of the cytoskeleton.

Compare the structures, monomers and functions of
microtubules, microfilaments and intermediate filaments.

Explain how the ultrastructure of cilia and flagella relates to
their function.
EVALUATION
Thinking Like a
Scientist #5
Nucleus,
Ribosomes &
Endomembrane
System Quiz
Thinking Like a
Scientist #6
LESSON
UNITS/TOPICS
#
(WHAT)
6
Cell Surfaces and
Junctions
READING
Campbell, Chapter 6
(pgs. 118-122)
Supplementary:
Campbell Mastering
Biology: Concept 6.7,
Activity: Cell
Junctions
7
TBA
8
Membrane
Structure and
Function
9
Traffic Across
Membranes I
Campbell, Chapter 7
(pgs. 125-128)
Supplementary:
Campbell Mastering
Biology: Concept 7.1,
Activity: Membrane
Structure
Campbell, Chapter 7
(pgs. 129-135)
Supplementary:
Campbell Mastering
Biology: Concept 7.2,
Activity: Selective
Permeability of
Membranes and
Concept 7.3, Activity:
Diffusion and Osmosis
and Water Balance in
Cells
10
Lab: TBD
OBJECTIVES

Describe the basic structure of a plant cell wall.

Describe the structure and list four functions of the
extracellular matrix in animal cells.

Name the intercellular junctions found in plant and animal
cells and list the functions of each type of junction.

Explain why phospholipids are amphipathic molecules.

Describe the fluidity of the components of a cell membrane
and explain how membrane fluidity is influenced by
temperature and membrane composition.

Explain how cholesterol resists changes in membrane fluidity
with temperature change.

Distinguish between peripheral and integral membrane
proteins

List six major functions of membrane proteins.

Explain the role of membrane carbohydrates in cell-to-cell
recognition.

Define diffusion; explain what causes it and why it is a
spontaneous process.

Distinguish among hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic
solutions.

Define osmosis and predict the direction of water movement
based upon differences in solute concentration.
EVALUATION
Energy
Transducers and
Cytoskeleton Quiz
Thinking Like a
Scientist #7
LESSON
UNITS/TOPICS
#
(WHAT)
11
Traffic Across
Membranes II
READING
Campbell, Chapter 7
(pgs. 135-139)
Supplementary:
Campbell Mastering
Biology: Concept 7.3,
Activity: Facilitated
Diffusion, Concept
7.4, Activity: Active
Transport, and
Concept 7.5, Activity:
Exocytosis and
Endocytosis
12
Review/Catch-up
13
Test
OBJECTIVES

Explain how transport proteins facilitate diffusion.

Distinguish among osmosis, facilitated diffusion, and active
transport.

Explain how large molecules are transported across the cell
membrane.
EVALUATION
Membrane
Structure and
Function Quiz
Lab Write-up
Due