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UNIT 2 CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, DNA, AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

 

 

Section 2.1 - Cells as the Units of Life

·         Discovery of Cells

·         Cell Theory

 

http://www.howe.k12.ok.us/~jimaskew/bcell1.htm

http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/cells/basiccell.html

 

Section 2.2 - Variations of Cell Types

·         Bacteria Cells

·         Archaean Cells

·         Eukaryotic Cells

 

http://www.cbc.umn.edu/~mwd/cell_www/chapter1/cell_chapter1.html

http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/3dcell.htm

 

Section 2.3 - Cell Structure and Function

·         Secretory Organelles

·         Lysosomes and Peroxisomes

·         Mitochondria

·         Chloroplasts

 

http://darwin.nmsu.edu/~molbio/cell/Page1.html

http://koning.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/plants_human/unitlife.html

 

 

Section 2.4 - Cell Membrane

·         Cell Membrane Structure

·         Substances Crossing Membranes

 

http://cellbio.utmb.edu/cellbio/membrane.htm

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/CellMembranes.html

 

 

Section 2.5 - Cytoskeleton

·         Microtubules

·         Microfilaments

·         Intermediate Filaments

 

http://www.cytochemistry.net/Cell-biology/microtub.htm

http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/e25/25a.htm

 

 

 

 

Section 2.6 Cell Interactions and Responses

·         Animal Cell Junctions

·         Cell Walls

·         Cell Adhesion

·         Cell Signal Transduction

 

http://www.bact.wisc.edu/MicrotextBook/BacterialStructure/CellWall.html

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/J/Junctions.html

 

 

Section 2.7 DNA Structure and Replication

·         Discovery of DNA

·         Shape of DNA

·         DNA Replication Process

·         DNA Repair

 

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/dna.htm

http://www.ncc.gmu.edu/dna/

 

Section 2.8 Gene Function

·         Gene Expressions

·         Protein Synthesis

·         Building Protein

·         Mutations

·         Human Genome

 

http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/GG/protein_synthesis.html

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/Mutations.html

 

 

 
 

                                  

 

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