Chapter 3 Objectives -- Cells
When you can answer these objectives without looking them up in the notes or text book, you are probably ready to take the test on this chapter.
1. Describe the structures and functions of organelles found in a composite cell.
2. Describe the chemical structure of a cell membrane.
3. Tell why the cell membrane is described as selectively permeable.
4. Explain diffusion and tell what types of substances diffuse across the cell membrane.
5. Describe osmosis. Distinguish between hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions.
6. Explain the process of filtration. Tell where filtration occurs within the body.
7. Describe facilitated diffusion and give an example of a substance that crosses the cell membrane through facilitated diffusion.
8. Describe active transport and give examples of substances that move across the membrane through active transport.
9. Explain the differences between passive transport and active transport mechanisms. Give examples of each.
10. Differentiate between endocytosis, exocytosisis, pinocytosis and phagocytosis.
11. Describe the life cycle of a typical cell.
12. List the stages of mitosis and describe what occurs in each stage.
13. Explain the importance of cell differentiation.
14. Describe the events that occur during interphase.
15. Define cytokinesis and explain its importance in the life cycle of the cell.