This module provides a "skill check" with questions for students to gauge their general understanding of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and their characteristics. Also contained are four content modules on the following: Introduction to cells Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells Tour of a eukaryotic cell (major organelles and other important structures) Extracellular structures and...

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Modified from a worksheet originally created by Dr. Biao Ding, this worksheet can be passed out to students to use as a review of chemistry, macromolecules, and components of the cell. The key to the worksheet and all references for the figures are included in the file.

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This activity was designed for small group discussions during class. The purpose of this activity was to help students see the importance of the cytoskeleton and to get some exposure to mechanisms of cancer, specifically metastasis of cancer cells. The images and much of the information was taken from a review published by Fife, et al., Brit. J. Pharm., 2014. The first page of the file contains...

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This website provides a variety of images and illustrations that can be used in creating lectures, activities, or other presentations. These images could also be valuable for students in the completion of projects and presentations for a course. Categories of images/illustrations include cells, chromosomes, genes, DNA, bases/nucleotides, genetic conditions, and microscopic images. This resource...

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This module provides two "skill checks" with questions for students to gauge their general understanding of cellular membrane structure/function and the role membranes play in osmosis and diffusion, as well as the transport of molecules through/across biological membranes. Also contained are five content modules on the following: The Plasma Membrane (introduction) Diffusion and Osmosis ...

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