Levels of Organization (Cellular) Notes
Membrane Transport
Homeostasis
Gene Expression
Cell Cycle and Mitosis
Levels of Organization (Cellular) Vocabulary (with Assigned/Recommended Reading)
Alphabetical
Standard-by-Standard
Active Transport
Anaphase
Anticodon
Cell Cycle
Cell Membrane
Centromere
Checkpoint
Codon
Concentration Gradient
Cytokinesis
Differentiation
Diffusion
Endocytosis
Exocytosis
Facilitated Diffusion
G0 Phase
G1 Phase
G2 Phase
Gene
Gene Expression
Homeostasis
Homologous
Hydrophilic
Hydrophobic
Hypertonic
Hypotonic
Interphase
Isotonic
Messenger RNA (mRNA)
Metaphase
Metaphase Plate
Mitosis
Mitotic Phase
Mitotic Spindle
Negative Feedback
Osmosis
Passive Transport
Positive Feedback
Prophase
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
S Phase
Selective Permeability
Sister Chromatid
Somatic Cell
Stem Cell
Telophase
Transcription
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
Translation
Describe the different forms of cellular transport within the cell and across the plasma
(cell) membrane.
 Compare and contrast diffusion and osmosis, facilitated diffusion, active
transport, endocytosis, and exocytosis (AP 1.1). OpenStax 3.1
o Cell Membrane
 Phospholipids: Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic
 Selective Permeability
 Concentration Gradient
 Passive Transport
o Diffusion (aka Simple Diffusion)
o Facilitated Diffusion
o Osmosis: Hypertonic, Hypotonic, Isotonic
 Active Transport
 Endocytosis
 Exocytosis
 Define homeostasis, its principal mechanisms at the cellular level and the
consequences of failure to maintain homeostasis (AP 1.2). Handout:
Homeostasis
o Homeostasis
 Negative Feedback, Positive Feedback
 Describe the importance of proteins in cell function and structure. Give
specific examples of proteins and their functions and describe how proteins
are synthesized (AP 1.3). OpenStax 3.4
o Gene
o Gene Expression
 Transcription
 DNA used to make Messenger RNA (mRNA)
 Translation
 Messenger RNA (mRNA) used to make proteins
o Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) aligns Messenger RNA
(mRNA) to the ribosome for translation
o Transfer RNA (tRNA) Anticodons match to
Messenger RNA (mRNA) Codons
Discuss the stages and processes of somatic cell division and investigate cellular
differentiation in the course of development and in the adult body.
 Review the stages of mitosis and discuss differences in lifespan among various
types of terminally differentiated cells (AP 1.4). OpenStax 3.5-3.6
o Cell Cycle
 Interphase: G0 Phase, G1 Phase, S Phase, G2 Phase
 Mitotic Phase (in Somatic Cells)
 Mitosis = Prophase + Metaphase (see also: Metaphase
Plate) + Anaphase + Telophase
 Chromosomes: Centromere, Homologous, Sister
Chromatids
 Checkpoint
 Cytokinesis
o Differentiation (from Stem Cells)