Biology HL Portfolio The Cell and Cell Theory [pic] The cell The word cell comes from the Latin word “cellula”‚ which means a small room. The cell is the smallest unit of a living organism‚ also known as “the building block of life”. Every living organism is consisted of a cell. There are bacteria (unicellular organisms)‚ and multicellular organisms. There are different types of cells‚ prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. All cells come from preexisting cells. “Every cell is self-maintaining;
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James Sutton Excelsior Student Cynthia Jackson THE KINGDOMS OF LIFE Introduction: On our planet earth we have what are called kingdoms‚ 5 to be exact‚ consisting of a very diverse group of living things. Using these five kingdoms we classify our species and organize information on what we are and what resides with us. When we place every living creature into one of the five kingdoms it better helps us understand the world around us and it ’s habitants. The five kingdoms include:
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Astronomy Research and the Search of Extraterrestrial Life Paper Megan Lade University of Phoenix (Online Campus) Christopher Conner All life on this planet is linked to the geology of Earth‚ and vice versa – we (all organisms) are supposed to be living in a symbiotic relationship with our world. When Earth was developing deep within its curst began the first traces of raw materials and minerals that would fuel life for many years to come. We adapt and change to our ever
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Robert Sullivan Period 3‚ Biology 11/18/2007 Plant Cell Paper Plant Cell The plant cell is seemingly less complicated then the animal cells. Having the necessary nucleus which holds the cells DNA and produces ribosomes that help in the synthesis of proteins. Surrounding the nucleus is the rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum. The two help break down and store materials. Rough stores and transports synthesized proteins‚ while smooth stores and transports synthesized lipid‚ steroid hormones
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What is cytoplasm‚ you might be wondering? Well actually cytoplasm is very important in our cells‚ and without it we probably wouldn’t be here today. Cytoplasm is basically the substance that fills the cell. It has a jelly-like material that is eighty percent water and usually clear in color. Remarkably‚ cytoplasm liquefies when shaken or stirred. Cytoplasm can be referred to as cytosol‚ which means cell substance. Cytoplasm is the substance where all of the other organelles are suspended and held
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Plant and animal cells have several differences and similarities. For example‚ animal cells do not have a cell wall or chloroplasts but plant cells do. Animal cells are round and irregular in shape while plant cells have fixed‚ rectangular shapes. Animal Cell Plant Cell Cell wall Absent Present (formed of cellulose) Shape Round (irregular shape) Rectangular (fixed shape) Vacuole One or more small vacuoles (much smaller than plant cells). One‚ large central vacuole taking up 90% of cell volume
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Plants That Can Move Inspire New Adaptive Structures http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2011/02/23/plants-that-can-move-inspire-new-adaptive-structures Summary: Researchers at the University of Michigan and Penn State University have been studying a species of shape-changing plant that they believe can help them develop a new breed of structures that can twist‚ turn‚ bend‚ stiffen‚ and otherwise adapt to their environments. The Mimosa plant‚ which folds its leaves on contact through a phenomenon
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Observing Various Cells Under The Microscope Chapter 6 Lillian Hayner Biology 211 Lab section 14 New Mexico State University Elodea Wet Mount If cytoplasmic screening is occurring‚ you will see the chloroplast circulating around the cell. Cytoplasmic streaming is controlled by microfilaments in the cell’s cytoskeleton. These filaments of actin and myosin move cellular contents in an active process that uses energy released by breaking ATP down in ADP. How might a cell benefit by
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AP LAB # 3: MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS Website to go for quizzes and activities: Print out the quizzes for mitosis and meiosis http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/ OVERVIEW Exercise 3A is a study of mitosis. You will simulate the stages of mitosis by using chromosome models.You will use prepared slides of onion root tips to study plant mitosis and to calculate the relative duration of the phases of mitosis in the meristem of root tissue. Prepared slides of the whitefish blastula
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Fish and amphibians are able to change their color rapidly in response to a change of their surroundings. This phenomenon is done by melanophores‚ containing a pigment cell called melanin‚ being travelled along microtubules in their cells (Levi‚ Serpinskaya‚ Gratton‚ & Gelfand‚ 2006‚ p. 318). A microtubule‚ which is made of proteins located in cytoskeleton‚ is one of three filaments that is long‚ hollow stiff tube and responsible for intracellular transport. This transport system is driven by kinesin
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