1.1
Looking at cells
All living things are made of cells. Use a light microscope to see them: focus it, make a slide, work out the magnification and draw what you see.
1.2
Plant and animal cells
Name the parts of plant and animal cells, say what each part does, and spot the differences between them.
1.3
Single-celled organisms
Some living things are just one cell. See how an amoeba, Euglena, yeast and bacteria are adapted to move, feed and survive.
1.4
Diffusion
Explain how oxygen, carbon dioxide and other substances move into, out of and between cells by diffusion.
1.5
From cells to organisms
See how specialised cells make up tissues, organs, organ systems and whole organisms.
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What this unit covers
Mapped to the KS3 national curriculum (Biology: cells and organisation).
| Programme of study | Lesson |
|---|---|
| cells as the fundamental unit of living organisms, including how to observe, interpret and record cell structure using a light microscope | 1.1 |
| the functions of the cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuole, mitochondria and chloroplasts | 1.2 |
| the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells | 1.2 |
| the structural adaptations of some unicellular organisms | 1.3 |
| the role of diffusion in the movement of materials in and between cells | 1.4 |
| the hierarchical organisation of multicellular organisms: from cells to tissues to organs to systems to organisms | 1.5 |
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