Biology 1003 - Cells: Size‚ Structure and Microscopy Introduction What is life? What are the key factors that biologists have defined that apply to every single organism on the planet? In the 17th century‚ due to the amazing advancement of the microscope‚ biologists created a theory to differentiate the living from the non-living called the cell theory. One concept from the theory is that all living organisms are composed of one or more cells. The importance of studying cells is akin to the
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Cell membrane: The cell membrane surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell and its job is to protect the inside of a cell by only allowing certain substances into the cell and keeping other substances out. It also helps to support the cell and maintains its shape. Nucleus: This is the biggest part of the cell and is the part of the cell which acts like the brain. It is not always in the middle of the cell but will be placed within the cytoplasm. In some cases a cell may have many nuclei and these are
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Investigating Effects of duration of heating on permeability of beetroot cell membrane Introduction: Cell membranes contain many different types of molecules which have different roles in the overall structure of the membrane. Phospholipids form a bilayer‚ which is the basic structure of the membrane. Their non-polar tails form a barrier to most water soluble substances. Membrane proteins serves as channels for transport of metabolites‚ some act as enzymes or carriers‚ while some are receptors
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Iodine is a test for starch while Benedict’s solution is a test for reducing sugars. When solution A is tested by benidicts test‚ the clear blue solution changed to a little reddish and brick red precipitate is formed.this result show that solution A is a reducing sugar. When carried out iodine test with solution A‚ the colourless solution remain unchanged . this tell us that starch is absent is solution A. When solution B is tested with Benedicts test‚ the clear blue solution remain unchanged‚ we
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(Tip: the next comparison is human/chimpanzee vs. horse). Note that a minus sign (-) indicates that an amino acid is missing in that sequence. When comparing two sequences‚ an amino acid in one sequence and a (–) in another would count as a difference. 3. You will submit the completed chart and the reflection to your instructor. Human vs.________ # of differences in the amino acid sequence Rhesus monkey Horse Donkey Common zebra Pig‚ cow‚ sheep Dog Gray whale Rabbit Kangaroo Chicken‚ turkey Penguin Pekin
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DEFINITIONS Gametes are mature haploid reproductive cells that unite to form a zygote that develops into a new individual. Gametes are also called sex cells. An egg or ovum is a haploid female reproductive cell or gamete whereas a sperm is a male haploid reproductive cell. A zygote is the initial cell that is formed as a result of the union of a male and a female gamete by means of sexual reproduction. The two haploid cells merge to give rise to a diploid cell which marks the first stage of development.
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Vertebrate Biology Essay Conversion Programme in the Natural Sciences Dr. Colin Stolkin & Professor P.B Gahan The Vertebrate Endocrine System in specific reference to their role in Human Menstruation‚ Ovarian and Uterine cycles Rio Summers April 2009 Word Count: 2693 The vertebrate endocrine system can be best explained as an internal body system collecting multiple organs and glands that produce and regulate hormone secretion into the bloodstream in order to control the many functions of the body
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How Primary Structure Determines Protein Function Proteins are everywhere. As enzymes‚ they catalyse chemical reactions. There are many different types of proteins: carrier and channel proteins which transport substances‚ receptor proteins which are recognition site for antibodies and hormones‚ structural proteins which support cells and tissues‚ and hormones which transmit information. Proteins are big molecules with large molecular masses that are made up of many amino acids; they’re‚ essentially
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Fish Observed 0 1 3 10 12 13 15 10 12 13 1. Based on the information in Table 2‚ what patterns do you observe? ANS: As the dissolved oxygen levels of the water increase that the population of the fish increase as well. 2. Develop a hypothesis relating to the amount of dissolved oxygen measured in the water sample and the number of fish observed in the body of water. Ans: The population of the fish in the water is proportional to the oxygen dissolved. 3. What would your
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BIOL 1364 LABORATORY EXERCISE 3 ________________________________________________________________________ INHERITANCE OF CHARACTERS Objectives of the Laboratory: i) Determination of the genetic control of seed colour‚ ie how many genes control seed colour‚ what sort of intra allelic (dominance relationship) and interallelic interactions (independent assortment vs epistasis) govern the inheritance of seed colour. ii) Understand the scientific process involved in studying character
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