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Teaching Cell membrane

Cell membrane

Something must protect the cell and allow it to survive in its water-based environment. All cells have a barrier around them that separates them from the environment and from other cells. This barrier is called the plasma membrane , or cell membrane.\n\n

CK-12 (Middle School)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How does a cell control what comes in and out of it?
STANDARDS:
RST.1 - Analysis & Evidence, RST.2 - Main Ideas, RST.4 - Key Terms

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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