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Jed Gabriel Magsino Biology 1

Grade 11 STEM 1101 Week 4 – Activity 1

CONCEPT MAP:
CELL MODIFICATION

BASAL MODIFICATION LATERAL MODIFICATION APICAL MODIFICATION SPECIALIZED MODIFICATION

Answers to Guide Questions

1. Cells must be structurally modified to perform their functions effectively and efficiently.
2. Cell Modification is important to the life of an organism in order to keep it healthy and prolong its
existence.
3. Types of Cell Modifications

BASAL MODIFICATION (Bottom Modification)


1.Basal unfolding-epithelium
2.hemidesmosome-protein filaments of the cell
LATERAL MODIFICATIONS (Sides Modification)
Help resisting shearing forces
APICAL MODIFICATIONS (Top Modification)
1.Microvilli- finger –like cytoplasmic extension
2.Cilia- motile, function in movement lining of the trachea or fallopian tube
3. Stereocilia-in increasing absorption found in sensory cell, male reproductive
4.Flagella- movement Spermatozoa
SPECIALIZED MODIFICATIONS
Nerves, neuron like dendrites
Muscle cells-made up of actin and myosin
Red blood cells- hemoglobin
Sperm cells- flagellum
Plant cells – chloroplast

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