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Cell structure and function

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Cell structures and their functions

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Introduction to the cell
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Organelles in eukaryotic cells
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Intro to eukaryotic cells
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Endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi bodies
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Endomembrane system
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The endomembrane system
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Mitochondria
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Mitochondria and chloroplasts
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Cell size

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Scale of cells
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Cell size
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Introduction to cilia, flagella and pseudopodia
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Surface area to volume ratio of cells
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Surface area of a box (cuboid)
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Volume of a sphere
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Plasma membranes

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Fluid mosaic model of cell membranes
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Cell membrane proteins
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Structure of the plasma membrane
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The cell membrane review
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Membrane permeability

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Cell membrane introduction
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Cell membrane overview and fluid mosaic model
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Fluid mosaic model: cell membranes article
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Plant cell walls
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The extracellular matrix and cell wall
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Membrane transport

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Introduction to passive and active transport
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Passive transport and selective permeability
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Passive transport review
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Active transport review
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Endocytosis, phagocytosis, and pinocytosis
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Exocytosis
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Bulk transport
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Facilitated diffusion

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Facilitated diffusion
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Diffusion and passive transport
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Electrochemical gradients and secondary active transport
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Uniporters, symporters and antiporters
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Active transport
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Sodium potassium pump
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Active transport review
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Mechanisms of transport: tonicity and osmoregulation

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Diffusion and osmosis
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Osmosis
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Hypotonic, isotonic, and hypertonic solutions (tonicity)
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Osmosis and tonicity
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Water potential example
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Cell compartmentalization and its origins

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Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
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Intro to eukaryotic cells
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Endomembrane system
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The endomembrane system
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Endosymbiosis theory
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Mitochondria and chloroplasts
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Prokaryotes and eukaryotes review
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