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What is the cytoplasm and what does it do?
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contents of a cell that are contained within it's plasma membrane by in eukaryotic cells outside the nucleus
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What is the chloroplast and it's function?
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specialized organelle in algae and plants that contains chlorophyll in which photsynthesis takes place
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What is the cytoskeleton/actin/microtubules?
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System of protein filaments in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell that gives the cell shape and the capacity for directed movement.
-most abundent components are actin filaments, microtubules and intermediate filaments |
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What is the definition of a living cell?
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the basic unit from which living organisms are made, consisting of an aqueous solution of organic molecules enclosed by a membrane. All cells arise from existing cells,usually by a process of division.
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What is a gene?
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Region of DNA that controls a discrete hereditary characterisic of an organism, usually corresponding to a single protein or RNA.
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What is a genome?
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The total genetic information carried by a cell or an organism(or the DNA molecules taht carry this information).
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What is the golgi apparatus?
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Membrane bounded organele in eucaryotic cells where the proteins and lipids made in the endoplasmic reticulum are modified and sorted.
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