Term
Unicellular
Multicellular
Cell Size |
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Definition
Unicellular: bacteria or protists
sponges are cells that congregate as colonies.
Cell size is measured in micrometers.
Eggs of vertebrates, and elongated nerve and muscle cells in large animals may be visible to the naked eye.
Bacterial cells measure a few micrometers and most plant or animals cells are between 10-100 um. |
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Definition
| All living things are composed of cells and all cells come from other cells. Cells are the smallest entity capable of independent reproduction, metabolism, homeostasis. Cells respond to their environment and populations evolve or adapt. |
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Term
Cell Structure
Plasma membrane
Cytosol
Ribosomes
Genetic Material |
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Definition
Plasma membrane (regulates the passage of materials in or out of the cell)
Cytosol (watery medium in which dissolved solutes undergo essential reaction of metabolism)
Ribosomes (large molecules involved in the synthesis of proteins)
Genetic Material (deoxyribonucleic acid DNA) transmits hereditary material and controls cellular activities via protein synthesis. |
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Definition
-smallest
-lack membrane-bound organelles
-DNA is a single circular molecule attached to the plasma membrane in the -nucleoid region of the cytoplasm.
Reproduction: binary fusion |
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-Large/ complex
-Found in protists, plants, fungi, and animals
-membrane bound intracellular organelles and multiple linear DNA molecules in membrane bound nucleus
-Replication: Mitosis & Cytokinesis |
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