the site of energy production which is stored in the form of ATP. 3. Golgi apparatus – receives‚ refines‚ stores‚ and distributes chemical products of the cell. 4. Central vacuole – stores organic nutrients‚ such as proteins. 5. Plasma membrane – regulates the traffic of molecules between the cell and its surroundings. 3. The student is observing a single-celled organism under a microscope and notice that it has a nucleus and is covered in small‚ hair-like structures.a. Provide a probable
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further than Methylene blue‚ solid (molecular mass- 319.85 g/mol) since it weighs less. In osmosis is diffusion of H2O across a selectively permeable membrane (dialysis tubing). There is only movement of water‚ not solute‚ across the plasma membrane. Water moves from a solution to a lower solute to prevent a passage of water across an osmosis membrane‚ which is known as osmotic pressure. Osmotic pressure increases with increasing solute concentrate. What will be the changes of weight when a 10 mL tap
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Discerning the Molecular Mechanisms of Entamoeba histolytica Erythrophagocytosis Abstract Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite representing a serious public health care crisis worldwide. It primarily affects people in low-income regions of impoverished nations and may affect the colon‚ liver‚ spleen‚ lungs‚ and brain. Erythrophagocytosis is a process that is vital to the pathogenicity of E. histolytica and therefore‚ the examination of molecular mechanisms involved
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Virus | Protein coat. DNA or RNA single stranded genetic material. Spikes. Non-Living. No cell membrane. Capsomere. Multiplication by replication. Relies on living cells. No metabolic pathways. Vulnerable outside of the host. | Bacteria | Bacilli (bacillus .sing)‚ Cocci (coccus sing) and Sprilli (sprillum sing.). 1-2µm in length. Cytoplasm. Glycogen. Slime coat. Cell wall. Cell membrane. Plasmids. DNA (not in nucleus). Flagella. Living. Reproduce by binary fission. Feeding is saprotrophic
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temperature‚ a signal is sent to the heat loss centre in the hypothalamus which starts the heat loss mechanism such as vasodilatation‚ lowering of body hair‚ and sweating or pantinh. Sweating allows to lose heat by evaporation off the skin‚ or mucous membranes in the case of panting. If there is not enough water in the body‚ sweating cannot take place and thus normal core temperature cannot be restored to normal value‚ which may cause overheating. Water is also the main molecule present in the cohesion-tension
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Chemical Basis of Life Chemistry Atoms – smallest particle of an element Subatomic particles: * Protons * Neutrons * Electrons Molecules – a unit formed by 2 or more atoms joined together Elements Compounds Mass Weight Inorganic Compounds – molecules that do not necessarily contain a carbon Organic Compounds – always contain large amounts of carbon * theses are the molecules composing living things – organisms Biologically important Inorganic Molecules
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cells. D. works independently of channels. 7. Which is an example of active transport? A. sodium-potassium pump B. electron pump C. endocytosis D. facilitated diffusion 8. Particles too large to pass through protein channels in the cell membrane may enter the cell by: A. exocytosis B. selective transport C. endocytosis D. osmotic pressure 9. During mitosis: A. chromosomes are copied B. chromosomes move to opposite sides of the cell C. cytoplasm divides in half D. a new
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molecules outside the cell as inside. The SWELLING AND BURSTING of animal cells when water enters is called cytolysis. This happens when a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution. The SHRINKING of plant cells when water leaves so the cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall is called plasmolysis. It happens when a plant cell is placed into hypertonic solution. The shrinking of ANIMAL cells that are placed in a HYPERTONIC solution is called crenation. Cells stay the same size when
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permeable membrane. In this experiment‚ we are testing to see if the solution in the beaker moves into the dialysis bag. Which because of that‚ Introduction Diffusion and osmosis are two types of transport mechanisms. Diffusion is the movement of molecules from areas of higher concentrations to areas of lower concentration until the molecules are evenly distributed through the area. Osmosis is the dispersion of water. Our cells are capable of absorbing nutrients because‚ the cell membrane is selectively
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