CHAPTER 3: Cell Structure and Function
- How the Scanning Electron Microscope Works
- How do they get those amazing close-ups? Learn more about
the SEM from this "slideshow" presentation by the Museum
of Science in Boston.
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- Virtual Cell
- Take a fantastic voyage into a plant cell! Cut away membranes,
zoom in to see organelles and the nucleus, then zoom even closer
to see the molecules up close. If you zoom in close enough to
the chloroplast, you can get an animation of the electron transport
system. For more fun, bring along your 3-D glasses and click
the "anaglyph" option.
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- Molecular Biology of the Cell
- This class at the University of Texas Medical Branch, otherwise known as CELL 6502, hosts pages on various topics in cell biology. Check it out if you want to see excellent diagrams and electron micrographs of:
- Cells Alive
- A colorful gallery of cells eating, reproducing, dying, and
getting infected, this site features photos and movies of dangerous
and helpful cells, be they unicellular organisms or part of your body.
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3.5 CELLS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
- Transport In and Out of Cells
- This page from the Online Biology Book contains plenty of information on osmosis and diffusion. It has many color illustrations and even a few animations.
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