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| The transport medium that the cell uses and eliminates. |
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| The type of cell division that leads to a decreased number of chromosomes within each daughter cell. |
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| What is the result of two daughter cells receiving an equal amount of cellular material? |
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| How many sub-phases are included in the process of mitosis? |
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| What aides bodily tissues in growth and repair? |
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| Is there a direct or indirect relationship between a cells metabolic state and its level of radiosensitivity? |
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| Two protons, two neutrons |
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| What are Alpha particles composed of? |
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| It damages tissues by removal of electrons from otherwise stable atoms |
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| Why is ionizing radiation so dangerous? |
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| How many categories can radiation be divided into, by relation of their LET? |
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| Give two examples of low-linear energy radiation |
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| X-rays and Gamma rays can also be referred to as streams of particles (photons), with no mass or charge |
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| What is wave particle duality? |
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| Solitary atoms that are unpaired, or a combination of extremely chemically reactive entities (due to having unpaired electrons within atoms) |
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| Relative biologic effectiveness |
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| What does the abbreviation RBE stand for? |
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| Double-strand & single-strand breaks as a reaction to proximity to radiation or radioactive materials is involved in what aspect of biology? |
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| How many pairs of chromosomes are included in each germ cell within the human body? |
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| What do inorganic compounds not contain? |
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| 80%-85% of total body weight |
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| Being as water is essential to the functioning of individual cells themselves, how much of the human body weight is comprised of water? |
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| What are cell membranes comprised of? |
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| What aspect of the cell plays important roles in growth, parts of transportation, and metabolism? |
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| The period of cell growth prior to the beginning of mitosis is called what? |
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