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Plants and Society, 4/e
Dr. Estelle Levetin, University of Tulsa
Karen McMahon, University of Tulsa

The Plant Cell

Chapter 2 Outline


Chapter Outline

EARLY STUDIES OF CELLS 21
THE CELLWALL 22
THE PROTOPLAST 23
  Membranes 23
  Organelles 24
ACLOSER LOOK 2.1—OSMOSIS AND DIFFUSION: HOW THINGS MOVE INTO AND OUT OF CELLS 25
ACLOSER LOOK 2.2—ORIGIN OF CHLOROPLASTS AND MITOCHONDRIA 26
  The Nucleus 27
CELL DIVISION 27
  The Cell Cycle 28
  Prophase 28
  Metaphase 28
  Anaphase 28
  Telophase 29
  Cytokinesis 29
CHAPTER SUMMARY 31
REVIEW QUESTIONS 31
FURTHER READING 31
LEARNING ONLINE 31