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| Prokaryotes ("before nucleus") |
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- 1 to 10 micrometers - Circular DNA, some non-histone protein, no membrane -Cell division: binary fission budding - sexual systems rare - No intracellular movement - Flagella and Cilia: 9 microtubule patter - Cell wall: disaccharide chains with peptide cross links |
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| the outer boundary of the cell |
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| portion of the cell outside the nucleus |
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semifluid portion of the cytoplasm and the organelles are suspended within it |
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-made up of surface carbohydrates and portions of the proteins and lipids on plasma membrane -"fingerprint" for each cell type -necessary for cell-to-cell recognition, behavior of certain cells a is a key component in coordinating cell behavior in animals |
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ability of the plasma membrane to let some substances in and keep others out essential for maintaining a "steady state" within the cell |
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