Cell Transport Writing Prompt 6+1 Traits of Writing

Mrs. BazziBiology & Honors Biology

A- Introduction:

You can't write a good introduction until you know what the body of the paper says. Consider writing the introductory sectionafter you have completed the rest of the paper, rather than before.

What belongs in the introduction of your paper?
  1. Be sure to include a hook at the beginning of the introduction. This is a statement of something sufficiently interesting to motivate your reader to read the rest of the paper.
  2. A statement of the goal of the paper: why is it written? What concepts or outcomes do you hope that the reader will get out of it?
  3. Thesis: The introduction should be focused on the thesis question(s) or statement. All cited work should be directly relevant to the goals of the thesis.If you cite any work (in the body of your text) and you find that it does not relate to your thesis, then you either need to modify your thesis or delete or modify the idea proposed.
  4. Remember that you will be guiding the reader to what lies ahead.
B- Body:(at least 6 paragraphs, see below)
I-Cell Membrane:
Source:

-Describe in detail the fluid mosaic model of the cell membrane (phospholipid description, hydrophilic or polar heads, hydrophobic or nonpolar tails)

-cholesterol: effects membrane fluidity

-membrane proteins: integral and peripheral and their roles (function

-glycolipid OR cell surface marker and glycoproteins

II-Passive Transport & Facilitated Diffusion

Source:

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-A. Diffusion:

  • Concentration Gradient
  • Reaching equilibrium

-B. Osmosis:

  • Definition in your own words
  • Give a real life example
  • Tonicity: Hypertonic, Hypotonic, and Isotonic Solutions

-C. Facilitated Diffusion:

  • High to low Channel Proteins
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Aquaporin as an example

III-Active Transport

Source:

  • Against concentration gradient
  • Role of energy or ATP
  • Sodium Potassium Pump
  • Proton Pump

IV-Bulk Transport Mechanisms:

Source:

-Define bulk transport mechanisms in your own words

-Define and give a real life example of: Endocytosis

-Define and give a real life example of: Pinocytosis

-Define and give a real life example of: Phagocytosis

C- Conclusion:

You are now concluding your paper with one strong paragraph. You want to connect all the items that you talked about in the body of the paper in one paragraph. These are items to include and or answer in your conclusion.

  1. Why do cells need to maintain stable internal conditions?
  2. What, if any, are the effects on the organism as a whole if the individual cells do not maintain homeostasis?
  3. How is the cell membrane related to all of these types of cell transport?
  4. Did I refer back to the thesis?
  5. Is it still engaging to the reader?

D- Bibliography:

MLA citation format.

You can use

Honors Biology: You may use the sources above and cite them. I still need at least two other scholarly sources from you.

Biology: List the sources I mentioned above and any other sources you used.

Rubric

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