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[|Cells Alive] An excellent site with interactive animations, cell models and quizzes. [|Cells Alive worksheet and quiz] Complete this worksheet to learn more about the structure and function of cells. [|Cell Biology - Structure and Functions] including drawings of individual organelles. [|3D Cell Explorer] learning through visualisation. [|Cell Structure and Functions] including descriptions and interactive diagrams. [|Video of active transport] through a cell membrane [|Membrane Function - Investigating osmosis using chicken eggs]



Student worksheet - Investigating osmosis using chicken eggs. Answer: Chloroplasts Answer: It helps to regulate the passage of materials between the wall and its environment. Answer: Diffusion Answer: Water Answer: Endocytosis - the process that cells use to take in large molecules that can not fit through the cell membrane. Exocytosis - the process that cells use to expel large molecules from the cell. media type="custom" key="27163572"media type="custom" key="27163574"media type="custom" key="27218156"
 * 1. In the plant cell, what organelle is responsible for the production of food?**
 * 2. What is the main purpose of the cell membrane?**
 * 3. What do we call the process when a sugar cube dissolves in a cup of water?**
 * 4. Osmosis is a type of diffusion. However, what is being diffused in osmosis?**
 * 5. What is the difference between endocytosis and exocytosis?**