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Bio 102
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
10/01/2009

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Animal cells differ from plant cells in that they lack___?
Definition
cell wall, plastids, and central vacuoles
Term
A type of plastid
Definition
chloroplast
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Eukaryotes are what?
Definition
Animal cells
Term
Prokaryotes are what?
Definition
all bacteria cells
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Paramecium is what?
Definition
A single celled eurkaryotic organims commonly found in fresh water.
Term
What do Paramecium contain?
Definition
cilia
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What is Mitosis
Definition
Process of cell division
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What are the functions of red blood cells?
Definition
to carry oxygen to different parts of the body where it is used by other cells to produce enrgy necessary for cell activiites.
Term
Sickle cell anima symptoms
Definition
paralysis, organ damage, heart failure
Term
Red blood cells in humans are formed where?
Definition
bone marrow
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As a sickle cell matures what does it lose?
Definition
Nucleus and therefore ability to produce
Term
Shape of sickle cell and normal cell and their affect
Definition
Normal cells are donut shaped with the middle filled in sickle cells are flattened. This prevents the cells ability to carry oxygen and disrupts the free movement of the cells.
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What Are Cells?
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The smalles unit of living matter. All break down food for energy and produce needed chemicals for cell function and carrying DNA
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Gel electrophoresis
Definition
Process that separates molecules based on their charge, size and shape
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