Homeostasis

Labelling

Label the cell.

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Golgi Body

Nucleus

Mitochondria

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CELLL MEMBRANE

Open Ended

Why is the cell membrane important for the survival of a cell?

Open Ended

What is homeostasis to you?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a factor that must be kept in balance for survival?

• Temperature

• Blood pH

• Blood sugar

• Vitamin D levels

Open Ended

Why do you think the cell membrane is so important for maintaining homeostasis inside a cell?

Multiple Choice

What is diffusion?

• Movement from low to high concentration

• Movement from high to low concentration

• Movement of water only

• Movement of solids only

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the meaning of 'semipermeable'?

• Only some things can go through it

• Everything can go through it

• Nothing can go through it

• It is made of two layers

Multiple Select

Select all correct statements about the cell membrane.

• It is also called the phospholipid bilayer.

• It allows only some molecules to pass through.

• It is completely impermeable to all substances.

• Small particles can diffuse through it easily.

Open Ended

What do you think 'bilayer' means? (Hint: Remember the prefix 'bi'!)

Multiple Choice

What are three other names for the cell membrane?

• Semipermeable membrane, phospholipid bilayer, plasma membrane

• Cell wall, cytoplasm, nucleus

• Mitochondria, ribosome, lysosome

• Chloroplast, vacuole, Golgi apparatus

Multiple Choice

Which part of the phospholipid bilayer is hydrophilic and which part is hydrophobic?

• The phosphate head is hydrophilic and the lipid tails are hydrophobic.

• The lipid tails are hydrophilic and the phosphate head is hydrophobic.

• Both the phosphate head and lipid tails are hydrophilic.

• Both the phosphate head and lipid tails are hydrophobic.

Multiple Choice

What are 3 other names for the cell membrane?

• Plasma membrane, phospholipid bilayer, selectively permeable membrane

• Cell wall, cytoplasm, nucleus

• Mitochondria, ribosome, lysosome

• Protein channel, lipid raft, carbohydrate chain

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about channel proteins is/are correct?

• Channel proteins allow certain substances to enter or leave the cell.

• Channel proteins are shaped like a tunnel through the cell membrane.

• Channel proteins are only found in plant cells.

• Channel proteins are made of lipids.

Open Ended

How does the cell membrane help maintain homeostasis in a cell?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how a cell with too much potassium could maintain homeostasis?

• By using a channel protein to move potassium out of the cell

• By storing potassium in the nucleus

• By breaking down potassium into other elements

• By increasing the size of the cell

Open Ended

Why is the cell membrane also called the semipermeable membrane?

Open Ended

What is the function of a channel protein?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following organelles is responsible for producing energy in the cell?

• Nucleus

• Golgi Body

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

Open Ended

Reflecting on today's lesson about cell organelles, which organelle do you think is the most important for the survival of the cell, and why?