Tec — The Education Consultancy

Topics covered

• Microscopes and the emergence of cell theory — light and electron microscopy (SEM/TEM), magnification and resolution
• The history of cell theory — Hooke, Leeuwenhoek, Brown, Schleiden & Schwann, Virchow, and Pasteur
• Cellular structures and functions — prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic cells, cell wall, cell membrane, and the Fluid Mosaic Model
• Cell size and shape as they relate to surface area to volume ratio
• Active and passive transport of matter — diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, and active transport
• Cell organelles — nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, Golgi body, lysosomes, vacuoles, centrioles, and plastids
• Animal tissues (epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous) and plant tissues (meristematic and permanent, xylem and phloem)