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Chapter 1. Intro to Cell and Molecular Bio
Cellular and Molecular Bio
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
08/30/2012

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Microscope
Definition
An instrument that provides a magnified image of a tiny object.
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Cell Theory
Definition
1. All organisms are composed of one or more cells.
2. The cell is the structural unit of life.
3. Cells can arise only by division from preexisting cells.
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In Vitro
Definition
Cells in a culture, outside the body. For the purpose of being studied.
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Metabolism
Definition
The total of the chemical reactions occurring within the cell.
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Enzymes
Definition
Molecules that greatly increase the rate at which a chemical reaction occurs.
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Organelles
Definition
The organizationally and structurally diverse, membranous or membrane bounded, intra-cellular structures that are the defining features of eukaryotic cells.
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Eukaryotic Cell
Definition
Cells (plant, animal, protist, fungi)characterized by an internal structure based on organelles such as the nucleus.
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Prokaryotic Cell
Definition
Structurally simple cells, including archea and bacteria that do not have membrane bound organelles.
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Nucleoid
Definition
The poorly defined region of a prokaryotic cell that contains its genetic material.
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Nucleus
Definition
The organelle that contains a eukaryotic cells genetic material.
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Chromatin
Definition
A complex nucleoprotein material that makes up the chromosomes of eukaryotes.
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