Cellular Structure & Function
Students must know...
- The key ways on which prokaryotes differ from eukaryotes with respect to genome, membrane-bound organelles, size, and reproduction.
- How horizontal acquisition of genetic information occurs in prokaryotes via transformation, conjugation, and transduction.
- How the above mechanisms plus mutation contribute to genetic diversity in prokaryotes.
- The structure and function of organelles common to plant and animal cells.
- The structure and function of organelles found only in plant cells or only in animal cells.
- How different cell types show differences in subcellular components.
- How internal membranes and organelles contribute to cell functions.
- How cell size and shape affect the overall rate of nutrient intake and waste elimination.
- Why membranes are selectively permeable.
- The role of phospholipids, proteins, and carbohydrates in membranes.
- How water will move if a cell is placed in an isotonic, hypertonic, or hypotonic solution and be able to predict the effect of different environments on the organism.
- How passive transport, active transport, and cotransport function to move materials across plant cell membranes.
- The role of water potential in predicting movement of water in plants.
- How bulk flow affects movement of solutes in plants.
- How electrochemical gradients and proton gradients are formed and function in cells.
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