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| SEM Scanning Electron Microscope |
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focus a beam of electrons on to the surface of a specimen, providing images that look 3-D |
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| TEM Transmission Electron Microscope |
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| focus a beam of electrons through a specimen |
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| Outter layer of the cell that holds together cytoplasm and organelles and allows transport of materials throught the cell |
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| genetic materials formed by DNA and proteins |
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| particle smade of RNA and protein that carry out protein synthesis in the cytosol and ER |
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Nuclear envelope
Endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi apparatus
Lysosomes
Vacuoles
Plasma membrane
Transfer by vesicles |
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a membranous sac of hydrolytic enzymes that can digest macromolecules
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the sites of cellular respiration, a metabolic process that generates ATP
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found in plants and algae, are the sites of photosynthesis
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oxidative organelles
produce hydrogen peroxide and convert it to water
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membranous sacs, stacked to form a granum
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most abundant lipid in the plasma membrane
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network of fibers extending throughout the cytoplasm, composed of Microtubules, Microfilaments, and Intermediate filaments
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| microtubule-organizing center |
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circular flow of cytoplasm within cells to distribute materials
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| ECM extracellualer matrix |
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for support, adhesion, movement and regulation
made up of glycoproteins such as collagen, proteoglycans, and fibronectin |
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| Tight Junctions, Desmosomes, and Gap Junctions |
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| phospholipids containing hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions |
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| any one of a group of proteins in cell membranes that allow the passage of water across the membrane |
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| peripheral membrane proteins |
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| proteins that adhere only temporarily to the biological membrane with which they are associated |
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| integral membrane proteins |
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| a protein molecule that is permanently attached to the biological membrane |
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| trans-membrane proteins found in the phospholipid bilayer membranes that allow specific molecules/ions to pass through the membrane |
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| A protein that transports specific substance through intracellular compartments, into the extracellular fluid, or across the cell membrane. |
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| transport protein that generates voltage across a membrane-proton pumps(plants,fungi,bacteria) sodium-potassium pump (animal) |
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| quantitative vs. qualitative data |
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quantitative: expressed as a number
qualitative:descriptions |
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| inductive vs. deductive reasoning |
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inductive: broad generizations
deductive: valid reasoning |
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science: knowing
technology: doing |
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