ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How does the presence of membrane bound organelles benefit eukaryotic cells?
How many different organelles are there?
Do prokaryotes and eukaryotes share any common organelles?
UNDERSTANDINGS / APPLICATIONS / SKILLS / NATURE OF SCIENCE
1.2.U1: Prokaryotes have a simple cell structure without compartmentalization.
1.2.S1: Drawings of the ultrastructure of prokaryotic cells based on electron micrographs.
3.2.U1: Prokaryotes have one chromosome consisting of a circular DNA molecule.
3.2.U2: Some prokaryotes also have plasmids but eukaryotes do not.
1.2.U3: Prokaryotes divide by binary fission.
6.3.U7: Antibiotic blocks processes that occur in prokaryotic cells but not in eukaryotic cells
6.3.U8: Viruses lack a metabolism and cannot therefore be treated with antibiotics.
6.3.A3: Florey and Chain’s experiments to test penicillin on bacterial infections in mice.
6.3.NOS: Risks associated with scientific research - Florey and Chain’s tests on the safety of penicillin would not be compliant with current protocol on testing.
1.2.U2: Eukaryotes have a compartmentalized cell structure.
1.2.S2: Drawings of the ultrastructure of eukaryotic cells based on electron micrographs.
1.2.S3: Interpretations of electron micrographs to identify organelles and deduce the function of specialized cells
1.2.A1: Structure and function of organelles within exocrine gland cells of the pancreas.
1.2.A2: Structure and function of organelles within palisade mesophyll cells of the leaf.
1.5.U3 The origin of eukaryotic cells can be explained by the endosymbiotic theory.