WEEK 3_CELL MODIFICATION in GENERAL BIOLOGY FOR STEM STUDENTS

In Week 3 of General Biology for STEM students, the focus shifts to **cell modification**, where students explore the structural adaptations and specialized functions of cells to better understand how organisms maintain homeostasis and perform essential life processes. This lesson covers modifications like the presence of microvilli in epithelial cells, which increase surface area for absorption, and the differentiation of muscle cells for contraction. Students will also study how plant cells develop structures like chloroplasts for photosynthesis and cell walls for support. Understanding these cellular modifications deepens their knowledge of cell specialization and its role in complex biological systems. Through this, STEM students gain insight into how cells adapt to perform specific functions in multicellular organisms.

1.  Hemidesmosomes (HD) are specialized junctional complexes, that contribute to the attachment of epithelial cells to the underlying basement membrane in stratified and other complex epithelia, such as the skin, the cornea, parts of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract, and the amnion.

2. LET’S SYNTHESIZE

3. TIME FOR YOUR QUESTIONS! DO YOU HAVE ANY???