Lesson Plan 1.

AS Biology Topic: Cell structure Lesson no: 1 & 2 of 7

Year group: G11 Lesson title: Ultrastructure of eukaryotic cells Double Lesson

Objectives:
Candidates should be able to;
 recognise the following eukaryotic cell structures and outline their functions: cell surface membrane,
nucleus, nuclear envelope and nucleolus, rough endoplasmic reticulum, smooth endoplasmic
reticulum, Golgi body (Golgi apparatus or Golgi complex), mitochondria (including small circular DNA),
ribosomes (80S in the cytoplasm and 70S in chloroplasts and mitochondria), lysosomes, centrioles and
microtubules, chloroplasts (including small circular DNA), cell wall, plasmodesmata, large permanent
vacuole and tonoplast of plant cells
 state that ATP is produced in mitochondria and chloroplasts and outline the role of ATP in cells

Key concepts:
Cells as the units of life,
Biochemical processes,
DNA, the molecule of heredity
Suggested Teaching Activities:

 Interactive session using diagrams and electron micrographs: agree descriptions of the cell structures
and discuss their functions.
 With reference to plant and animal cells, introduce the terms eukaryote and eukaryotic, explaining the
meaning of ‘true nucleus’. (W) (Basic)
 Provide an overview of how different cell structures are linked, e.g. outline sequence of events in
protein production and secretion. (W) (Basic)
 Learners identify particular cell structures and state their function using electron micrographs and
photomicrographs, at various magnifications. Include examples of both plant and animal cells (names
of cell types not required). (G) (P) (I) (Basic) (Challenging)
 Learners label the cell structures on diagrams drawn from electron micrographs of both plant cell and
animal cells, and annotate each with a function. (F)

Note: Learners should understand (no definition required) that an organelle is a structure within a cell
that has a function. Discuss the idea of the advantages of cellular compartments.

 Extend the above activities so learners know that ATP is produced: in chloroplasts as a result of the
absorption of light; in mitochondria in aerobic respiration. (W) (Basic)
 Discuss why a cell needs energy and the need for energy transfers within a cell. (W) (Basic)
o Explain that ATP is the molecule used for these transfers and is described as the universal
energy currency of the cell.
o Stress that ATP is not a form of energy but that energy is released when ATP is hydrolysed and
this energy can be used by the cell.

Resources:

Online:
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/insidethecell/chapter1.html
http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/insideacell/
http://www.bscb.org/?url=softcell/index
http://cellpics.cimr.cam.ac.uk/
http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/EM/EM006.html

Textbooks/Publications:
Bio Factsheet 4: Structure to function in eukaryotic cells.
Bio Factsheet 129: ATP–what it is, what it does.
Past Papers
Paper 22, Nov 2011, Q6 (a)
Paper 21, June 2012, Q2 (b)(c)(e)