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| A microscope which works by passing visible light through a specimen. |
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| A photograph taken from a microscope. |
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| The increase in apparent size of an object |
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| The measure of the clarity of an image |
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| The theory that all living things are composed of cells and that all cells come from other cells. |
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| A microscope that uses a beam of electrons. |
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| Type of electron microscope used to study the detailed architecture of cell surfaces. |
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| Scanning electron microscope |
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| Type of electron microscope used to study the details of internal cell structures. |
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| Transmission electron microscope. |
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| cell size and shape are related to- ? |
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Cell sizes are limited as bigger cells have less ________ for the processes of ________ and _______.
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| surface area, absorption, excretion |
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| Bacteria and archaea consist of these types of unicellular cells. |
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| The four kingdoms other than archaea and bacteria are composed of _____ cells. |
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| The DNA of a prokaryotic cell is randomly coiled in the ______ region. |
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| Are ribosomes found in prokaryotes? |
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| Are plasma membranes found in prokaryotes? |
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| are cell walls found in prokaryotes? |
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| are capsules found in cell walls? |
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| what is the order of the plasma membrane, cell wall, and capsule from the inside out? |
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| plasma memb., cell wall, capsule |
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| What short projections help attach prokaryotes to surfaces? |
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| What long projections help propel prokaryotes through liquid? |
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| are pili and flagella found on all prokayrotes? |
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| What is the fluid filled region between the nucleus and plasma membrane? |
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| What are the specialized subunit within a cell that has a specific function, and is usually separately enclosed within its own lipid membrane? |
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| What is the name for the chemical activities of cells? |
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| What is the genetic control center of a eukaryotic cell? |
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| What are the long strands of protein that nuclear dna is attached to? |
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| What does each chromatin fiber constitute? |
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| What is the double membrane perforated with pores that control the flow of materials into and out of the nucleus? |
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| What is the mass of fibers and granules adjoining the chromatin? |
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| what does the nucleolus make? |
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| What is the name of the system of interrelated membranes inside of the eukaryotic structure? |
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| What are the two types of ER? |
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| What are the two functions of rough ER? |
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| Produces more membrane, and also synthesizes proteins. |
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| What is the tiny excretory sac of the Rough ER called? |
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| The main function of Smooth ER |
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| The synthesizing of lipids |
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| The additional functions of smooth ER in the liver |
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| The regulation of blood sugar, and the breakdown of toxins and drugs |
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| What organelle stores calcium ions in muscle tissue that are necessary for contraction? |
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| What is the name of the organelle that finishes, sorts, and ships cell products, and is named after an Italian biologist? |
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| The organelle that digests waste and food from cells. |
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| The organelle that breaks down bacteria in white blood cells and digests dead organelles in all cells |
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| What is another equivalent of a lysosome, that also serves to store water? |
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| what is the plant cell's main vacuole called? |
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| What are the two main energy converting organelles? |
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| chloroplasts and mitochondria |
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| What organelle carries out photosynthesis? |
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| What organelle harvests and converts chemical energy from food? |
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| What thick fluid is inside the chloroplasts? |
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| what are the stacks of disks in the chloroplast where solar energy is trapped? |
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| Does the mitochondria have an inner membrane? |
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