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Biology
11th Grade
01/01/2012

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What are the differences between plant and animal cells? 
Definition

1) The 'centrsome' an organelle that lies close to the nucleus in animal cells are not present in plants. The 'organelle' is involved in the process of mitosis. 

2) The storage carbohydrate are different. Plants store it as starch while animals store it as glycogen. 

3) Plant cells have cell walls.

 

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Describe why a cell has a limitation to its size 
Definition

if you increase the cell size, the ratio between the surface area and volume decreases. 

The rate at which materials enter and leave a cell depends on the surface area.

however, the rate at which materials are used or produced depends on the volume of the cell.

 

A cell that becomes too large may not be able to take in essential materials or excrete waste substances quickly enough.

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unit for size measurements! 
Definition

Times 1000 by each. 

 

1M---MM---micron---nm

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Magnification 
Definition

How much larger the image is than the actual specimen is called the magification. 

 

Magnification is: Size of image/Size of specimen 

 

 

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