FRQ #4 The endomembrane system is made up of different membranes that are suspended in the cytoplasm within a cell. These membranes divide the cell into functional and structural compartments‚ or organelles. The endomembrane system has three major components; the plasma membrane‚ Golgi apparatus‚ and vesicles. The plasma membrane surrounds the outside of the cell. It is made up of a double layer of phospholipids and controls the movement of various substances into and out of the cell‚ both passively
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Biology Laboratory Report MEASURING RATE OF WATER UPTAKE BY A PLANT SHOOT USING A POTOMETER Introduction All plants need salts minerals‚ water‚ CO2 and O2. To fulfill their requirements different plants use different ways. Lower plants use diffusion‚ however higher plants use vascular tissue that is located in the middle of the root and in the vascular bundles in the stem. The transpiration is the important process in the plant. The main reason is that transportation
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Digestive and Respiratory System Worksheet Name: Before answering the questions below‚ log in to ADAM and view the clinical animations for Peristalsis and Gas Exchange. Remember‚ you may use our text‚ our discussions‚ and the internet to write your answers‚ but be sure to write your answers in your own words and to use correct citations where appropriate! Cutting and Pasting your responses will result in a Zero for this assignment! 1. Trace the path of an oxygen molecule from the
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El latino famoso de la semana es Cameron Diaz. Ella tiene cuarto y unos anos. Diaz es de San Diego‚ California‚ pero sus familia no son. Cameron’s padre es un segundo generacion cubano americano‚ y sus madre es italiano‚ aleman‚ y el americano native. Diaz es famoso porque es una actriz. Ahora‚ Cameron Diaz vive en Los Angeles‚ California. Cameron Diaz was born on August 30‚ 1972. When she was only sixteen‚ Diaz began professionally modeling for major companies such as Coca-Cola and Calvin Klein
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Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev is hailed as one of the greatest world leaders of all time. From a young age Gorbachev has continued to change the world socially‚ economically‚ and politically. The events leading up to Gorbachev’s resignation as president of the USSR show his leadership skills. Mikhail Gorbachev started from the bottom of the food chain but‚ with determination and phenomenal leadership skills he become president of the Soviet Union and a well-known world leader and peace advocate
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2 September 2014 Chapter 1 Review 1. Describe the characteristics of science. A. The characteristics of science are observations‚ search for regularities‚ process the information‚ and self-corrections. Science is based upon observations that incorporate our senses‚ or instruments that extend our senses‚ to interpret natural experiences. Science is a searh for regularities. These regularities may include observed phenomena or patterns in nature. After observations have been recorded about regularities
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History of DNA WebQuest 1. Friedrich (Fritz) Miescher http://www.dnai.org/timeline/index.html Find Miescher on the timeline and click on the bucket with the Red Cross to watch the animation. In 1869‚ he extracted a substance from white blood cells that he called nuclein. What do you think he was actually extracting? 2. Frederick Griffith http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/Bio104/dna.htm Frederick Griffith’s famous experiment was conducted in 1928. In his experiment‚
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Foundations of the theory: a proposed explanation of a pattern in nature to rise that explanation is usually in the sciences‚ is called a hypothesis. has to be tested over and over 1665- Hooke cut cork in half‚ began looking at “cells” began looking at little packaged parts. 1673- Leuwenhoek 1838- Schleiden‚ botanist all things are composed of cells 1839- Schwann‚ physiologist 1858- Virchow‚ physician next big thing‚ came to the conclusion that cells didn’t appear but they came from previously
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George Washington February 22‚ 1732 – December 14‚ 1799 Which president is the only U.S. President to have a state named after him and is the only President ever unanimously elected? George Washington. General George Washington was known for leading the Continental Army to freedom from Great Britain. He became the first president of the United States of America and served from 1789 until 1797. President Washington is also famous for having false teeth made of wood. What most people don’t
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Cells Cell Theory- Cells are the smallest units of life All organisms are made of one or more cells All cells come from pre-existing cells Cells are organized Organelles- compartments that perform different functions in the cell Cells can be prokaryotic or eukaryotic Eukaryotes (Animals‚ plants‚ and fungi) Contain: Nucleus Membrane bound organelles Prokaryotes Nucleoid- region that contains DNA Flagellum Characteristics of Chloroplasts and Mitochondria (similar to Prokaryotic Cells)
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