Cell Membrane: Just Passing Through

Grade Levels

6th Grade

Course, Subject

Science

Related Academic Standards

Describe and interpret relationships between structure and function at various levels of biological organization (i.e., organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and multicellular organisms).

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Description

There may be a dozen different types of materials passing through the membrane of a cell at any one time. The job of the membrane is to regulate this movement in order to maintain the proper balance of ions, water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and other molecules. This interactive feature illustrates the movement of some of these materials and describes the structures that make it possible.

Rights & Credits

Contributor: National Science Foundation

Creator: peter_pinch[at]wgbh.org

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Cell Membrane: Just Passing Through

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Cell Membrane: Just Passing Through