1. Describe how the cell membrane maintains homeostasis.
2. Describe the processes of diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion. Group Assignments Learning Objective(s)
1. Group members draw a cell and identify the parts. Members discuss the function of each part of the cell.
2. Each group member is assigned an organelle (mitochondria, the endoplasmic reticulum, free ribosomes, the Golgi apparatus, or lysosomes). Each student reviews the function of his or her organelle and shares findings with other group members.
3. Each member of the group is assigned one of the five phases of the cell cycle. Each person describes and acts out the function of his or her assigned cycle.
Clinical Assignment Learning Objective
1. Interview an oncology nurse. Determine how knowledge of cell cycles is used to treat patients with cancer.
Web Assignments Learning Objective(s)
1. Review the Web site. Perform a site search on the human cell. Review the information on the parts of the human cell. Identify the parts of the cell.
2. Review the Web site
Look at the flash illustration on the phases of the cell cycle. Summarize what is happening in the cell during these phases. Distinguish between a normal cell and a cancerous cell.