Episode of Series “The Living Cell”.
Uses close-up photomicrography of a series of amoeba to show the structure and role of the cell membrane, or plasmalemma, as it pertains to “phagocytosis” and “pinocytosis”. Also shows an experiment investigating active transport of sodium ions across live frog skin and discusses possible mechanism for this behaviour. No other credits available.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009244
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 12+
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photomicrography
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cells
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cells
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)