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1
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Which method provides biochemical evidence that cells have begun to differentiate?

A

Analysis of the proteins

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2
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How long is Scenedesmus usually?

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11 to 22 micrometers long

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3
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What is the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

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Compartmentalization is found only in eukaryotes

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4
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What would happen to onion cells if they were transferred to a hypertonic solution

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Cell membranes would detach from call walls at some points

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5
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Which organelle would be found in Paramecium and not in Chlorella

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Contractile vacuole

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6
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Which features can be found in phagocytic white blood cell and in a photosynthetic bacterium?

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70s ribosomes

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7
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What kind of ribosomes are in mitochondria?

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70s ribosomes

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8
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What both viruses and living cells have in common?

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Genetic material

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9
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What is the role of glycoprotein secreted by animal cells as extracellular components?

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Adhesion

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10
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What allows glucose to be transported through the blood plasma?

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It’s polar features

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Who concluded that the cell membrane is made up of a lipid bilayer?

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Gorter and Grendel

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What was the cell component that arose first during the formation of the earliest cells?

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Plasma membrane

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13
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What is the main role of cholesterol in the mammalian cells?

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To regulate the fluidity of the membrane

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By what evidence was the Darson-Danielli model of membrane structure supported?

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By the evidence from the electron micrograph that showed two dark lines and a brighter band in between

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By what evidence was the Darson-Danielli model of membrane structure supported?

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By the evidence from the electron micrograph that showed two dark lines and a brighter band in between

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16
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What are the functions of the membrane proteins?

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Cell-to-cell communications and protein pumps

17
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What are the functions of the membrane proteins?

A

Cell-to-cell communications and protein pumps

18
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What are the functions of the membrane proteins?

A

Cell-to-cell communications and protein pumps

19
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What is possible due to the fluidity of the membrane?

A

Endocytosis

20
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What is the approximate thickness of the plasma membrane of the cell?

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10 nanometers (nm)

21
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What is the evidence that falsifies Darson-Dinealli cell membrane model?

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  • The presence of globular proteins within the phospholipid bilayer
  • Non-polar amino acids cause proteins to remain embedded in membranes