Internet Activities

Lipids

http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/lm/lipids/lipids.html

Basic information on phospholipids is offered at this site.

Question: Name the major component of cell membranes.

What does the term "amphipathic" mean? How does this characteristic relate to the structure of cell membranes?

 

The Dictionary of Cell Biology

http://www.mblab.gla.ac.uk/~julian/Dict.html

This site contains a friendly and comprehensive dictionary related to cytology, histology, and molecular biology.

Question: What role does aquaporin play in membrane transport?

 

Microvision

http://www.pbrc.hawaii.edu/~kunkel/

This site provides the user with beautiful light and electron micrographs.

Question: How do light microscopes and electron microscopes differ?

 

Cell Division: Binary Fission and Mitosis

http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookmito.html

This site provides a detailed text description of cell division.

Question: On a piece of paper, sketch and describe the stages of cell division.