Cells are considered the basic units of life in part because they come in discrete and easily recognizable packages. That’s because all cells are surrounded by a structure called the cell membrane. The cell is the very smallest unit of living matter. All living things including plants and animals are made up of cells. Cells are made of atoms‚ which are the smallest units of matter. There are many different kinds of cells. The two kinds you are most likely to be familiar with are animal and plant
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Cell Respiration Respiration is the process by which organisms burn food to produce energy. The starting material of cellular respiration is the sugar glucose‚ which has energy stored in its chemical bonds. You can think of glucose as a kind of cellular piece of coal: chock-full of energy‚ but useless when you want to power a stereo. Just as burning coal produces heat and energy in the form of electricity‚ the chemical processes of respiration convert the energy in glucose into usable form. Adenosine
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Biochemistry Lecture Exam 1 Study Guide Chapter 1: Biochemistry: An Introduction I. Introduction a. Biochemistry: the study of molecules and chemical reactions of life b. Divided into 3 principal areas: 1. Structural chemistry of components of living matter & relationship of biological function to chemical structure 2. Metabolism – total chem reactions that occur in living matter; building & breaking down of molecules 3. Chemistry of processes & substances that store & transmit biological
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mammals. 3) Slide 3: Why is the nucleus of the cell in slide 3 so large? In other words‚ what is this cell doing that requires that its nucleus be so large? (Please be specific). In eukaryotic cell in slide #3 has organelles including a nucleus containing DNA and mitochondria energy organelles .Compared to the prokaryotic cell which has the DNA in the cytoplasm smaller and simpler and doesn’t contain a nucleus or other organelles‚ it does have cell membrane. Bacteria and Archea are single celled
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Biochemistry Fats‚ Diet‚ and Heart Disease ‘Fat’ can sometime be a word that gives people the chills when they hear about it. It is one of the three main sources of calories to our diet and a major part of ones dietary requirement. There are three kinds of fat: saturated‚ polyunsaturated and monounsaturated. The degree of saturation is dependent on the amount of double and triple bonds in the chemical makeup. Saturated fats are known to increase the body’s levels of serum (blood) cholesterol
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Unit 1: Biochemistry Review Chemical Bonding Three types of bonds Ionic bond: 2 oppositely charged atoms (Na and Cl) Polar covalent: Unequally shared electrons (H and O) Non polar covalent: Equally shared electrons (C and C) or similar electronegativity Electronegativity and chemical bonding Electronegativity is a measure of the strength in which an atom can attract electrons. A difference of < 0. 5 is non polar covalent bond A difference of 0.5 – 1.7 is polar covalent bond A difference of > 1
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Lab 5 –Cell Structure and Staining using Microscopy Instructions: Please download this MSWord document to your computer and answer the questions as asked. Then save the document and upload it to Bb using the Assignment feature provided. This assignment is worth a total of 100 points – there are 20 questions worth 5 points each. NAME Buket Rembert In Lab 3 you were introduced to microscopy. In this lab you will be adding to that experience by reviewing the differences in cell structure for Prokaryotes
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Chapter 6: A Tour of the Cell Cell fractionation – cells are taken apart using a centrifuge (differential centrifugation) and separated into their sub cellular structures Point of Difference | Eukaryotic | Prokaryotic | Shape/Size | Larger | Smaller | Complexity | Membrane bounded organelles | No membrane bound organelles | Nucleus | Bounded membrane with DNA | DNA in a region (nucleoid) | Kingdom | Plants‚ animals‚ fungi‚ protists | Bacteria and archaea | Reproduction | Sexual reproduction
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Cell Theory In biology‚ cell theory is a scientific theory that describes the properties of cells‚ the basic unit of structure in every living thing. The initial development of the theory‚ during the mid-17th century‚ was made possible by advances in microscopy; the study of cells is called cell biology. Cell theory states that new cells are formed from pre-existing cells‚ and that the cell is a fundamental unit of structure‚ function and organization in all living organisms. It is one of the
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This paper is about how the plant cells and solar cells are similar to each other as well as how they are different to one another. In addition this paper explains how the laws of thermodynamics apply to each of the plant and solar cells system. Plant Cells and Solar Cells Photosynthesis is the process of producing and releasing oxygen in the air. It needs sunlight‚ carbon dioxide and
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