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What is a cell? |
- Smallest structural & functional unit of an organism - Basic unit of life - usually too small to be seen without light microscope |
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Prokaryotic cells |
- 'before nucleus' - DNA not organised into Chromosomes |
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Eukaryotic cells |
- 'true nucleus'
~ 10x size of prokaryotic cell - membrane bound compartments (e.g. mitochondria) |
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3 main prokayotic (bacterium) shapes |
1. Spirilli (spiral) 2. Bacilli (rod) 3. Cocci (sphere) (Also Stella, star-shaped, and Haloarcula, rectangular) |
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Consists of ________, a polymer consisting of ___ and ___ and short chains of __________. |
peptidoglycan, NAG, NAM, amino acids. |
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This shows? |
Flagellum assembly |
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What are the two main types of eukaryotic cells? |
Animal cells and plant cells |
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what are the long green tubes in this mitochondria? |
A thylakoid is a disc in the chloroplast with the granum being the name of a stack of thylakoids |
