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02/06/2011

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light microscopes
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 can be used to explore the structures and functions of cells
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magnification
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is an increase in the specimen;s apparent size
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resolving power
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is the ability of an optical instrument to show two objects as separate
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single celled
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such as most prokaryotes and protists
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multicelled
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such as, plants, animals, and most fungi
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robert hooke
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 first to describe cells in 1665
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cell theory
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 all living things are composed of cells, all cells come from other cells
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electron micrscope(EM)
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uses beam of electrons, which  results in better resolving power than the light micrscope 
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scanning electron micrscopes
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 examine cell surfaces, can magnify up to 100,000
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transmission electron microscope (TEM)
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 are useful for internal details of cells
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prokaryoteics cells
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bacteria and archaea, smaller, lack internal structures sorrounded by membranes, lack nucleus, have a rigid cell wall
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eukaryotic cells
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plants , fungi, animals; have organelles, membrane bound structures that perform specific functions
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appeared 3.5 billions ago
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prokaryotes
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appeared 2.1 billions ago
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eukaryotes
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 cytoplasm
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the region between the nucleus and the plasma membrane
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unlike animal cells, plant cells have
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protective cell walls , central vacuole, chloroplasts ,which convert light energy to the chemical energy of food
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animal cells have
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centriole, lysosome, flagellum
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plasma membrane
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separates the living cell from it's nonliving surroundings
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membrane are composed of mostly
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lipids and proteins
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phospholipids
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form a two layered membrane, called phospholipid lilayer

 

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extracellar matrix
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 helps hold animal cells together in tissues, protects and supports them
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DNA molecules n associated proteins form fibers called
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chromatin
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each chromatin fiber constitutes one
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chromosome
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ribosomes
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are responsible for the protein synthesis
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