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1
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How thick is the Cell Surface Membrane?

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7nm Thick

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2
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How many layers doe the cell surface membrane have?

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3 layers

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Purpose of cell surface membrane?

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Partially permeable membrane controlling the exchange between the cell and its environment

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4
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what is the nucleus surrounded by?

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2 membranes known as nuclear envelope

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5
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Features of Nuclear envelope

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. tiny holes nuclear pores
contains loosely coiled chromosomes : Chromatin
Contains darker area : Nucleolus
Pores allow mRNA and ribosomes to leave and nutrients and hormones to enter

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6
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Functions of Nucleus

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Controls cell activities
Chromosomes contain DNA
Nucleolus manufactures ribosomes

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7
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what is ER?

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Endoplasmic Reticulum: extensive system of membranes forming flattened sacks called cisternae

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8
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Appearance of RER?

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has ribosomes

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9
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Appearance of SER?

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no ribosomes

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Function of RER?

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transport proteins made by ribosomes- makes Golgi Apparatus

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Function of SER?

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make lipids and steroids

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12
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Features of Ribosomes?

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Free in cytoplasm or on ER

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13
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Size of Ribosomes?

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22nm

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14
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What are ribosomes made of?

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RNA and protein

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15
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Function of Ribosomes?

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site of protein synthesis

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16
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Appearance of Golgi Apparatus?

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stack of flattened sacks : Cisternae

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17
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How is Golgi Apparatus formed?

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from vesicles that bud off from RER, broken down at other end to form Golgi vesicles

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18
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Function of Golgi Apparatus?

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molecules collected, processed and stored especially proteins. taken from RER put into vesicles transported around and out of the cell
Used to make lysosomes

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19
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Appearance of Lysosomes

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single membrane

0.1-0.5 micromertres

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20
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what do lysosomes contain?

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Hydrolytic enzymes

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21
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Function of lysosomes?

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Break down old organelles or cells e.g. white blood cells

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22
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How many membranes do mitochondria have?

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2 called an envelope

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23
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why is the inner membrane of mitochondria folded?

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To form projections called cristae

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24
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what’s the interior solution of the matrix called?

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The Matrix

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25
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what are mitochondria involved in?

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later stages of aerobic respiration

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26
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What do mitochondria make?

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ATP involved in lipid synthesis

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27
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what are centrioles?

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small hollow cylinders 0.4 micrometres in length

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28
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where are they found in animal cells?

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next to the nucleus contain a ring of microtubules

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29
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what is the purpose of centrioles?

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help form spindle in nuclear division

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30
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what is the cytoskeleton?

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network of protein fibres

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31
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what does the cytoskeleton contain?

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Actin filaments- microtubules made of tubulin around 25nm thick
also has proteins and microtubule motors using ATP

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32
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what is the purpose of the cytoskeleton?

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provides cell strength

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33
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what does actin do?

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helps the cell move e.g organelles and white blood cells

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34
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what do microtubules do?

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move a microorganism through a liquid

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35
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what is the purpose of microtubule motors?

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to move organelles

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36
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what is the cell wall made of?

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Cellulose

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37
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what are plant cells linked by?

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plasmadesmata - fine strands which pass through pores in plant cell walls

38
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what is the vacuole surrounded by?

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a membrane called tonoplast - fluid filledcontains mineral salts, sugars, oxygen, co2, and pigment

39
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what does the tonoplast do?

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controls the exchange of minerals between vacuole and cytoplasm

40
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what is the purpose of the vacuole?

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provide shape and support

41
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how many layers does a chloroplast have?

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2 called and envelope

42
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what is inside a chloroplast?

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jelly like substance - stroma

43
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what do the membranes of a chloroplast do?

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form flattened sacs called thylakoid membranes

stacked they are Grana

44
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what is present in stroma?

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starch grains and lipid droplets

45
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purpose of chloroplasts?

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for photosynthesis

46
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two eukaryotic cells?

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Animal + Plant

47
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Contents of Animal cell?

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Nucleolus, lysosome, chromatin, Golgi vesicle, Golgi Apparatus, Mitochondria, SER, RER, Nuclear Pore, Nuclear envelope, centrioles, ribosomes.

48
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Contents of Plant Cell?

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chloroplast, thylakoid, Golgi apparatus, Golgi vesicle, SER, cell wall, cell membrane, vacuole, tonoplast, ribosomes, RER, Nuclear envelope, chromatin, nuclear pore, mitochondrion

49
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two hair like extensions on a cell used for movement?

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Cilia + Flagella

50
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what is Cilia?

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many and short (

51
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what is Flagella?

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few and long, in eukaryotes they are undulapodia and move using ATP

52
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what do cilia and flagella contain?

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microtubules, nine pairs arranged in a circle

53
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what is the arrangement of microtubules?

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two in central bundle 9+2 arrangement

54
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how do cilia and flagella move?

55
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what is flagella associated with?

A

locomotion

56
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How does a sperm cell move?

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Undulipodium forming a tail

57
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what is a trichomonas?

A

a parasite with long whip tail

58
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what is cilia associated with?

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locomotion but sweeping motion

59
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what does cilia move?

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substances such as mucus across cell surface

60
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what do cilia in bronchioles do?

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sweeps mucus

61
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purpose of cilia in oviducts

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sweep egg along oviduct

62
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Definition of magnification

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the degree to which the size of an image is larger than the object its self

63
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Definition of resolution

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the degree to which it is possible to distinguish between two objects. the higher resolution the more detail

64
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magnification of a light microscope

65
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resolving power of light microscope

66
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how do electron microscopes work?

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use a beam of elcetrons: shorter wavelength than light

67
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how does a TEM microscope work?

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beam passes through a sample

68
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how is the sample stored for TEM?

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must be dead in a vacuum

69
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what type of image does TEM produce?

70
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magnification of TEM microscope

71
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resolution of TEM microscope

72
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how does SEM microscope work?

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beam is reflected

73
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what type of image is produced with SEM?

74
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Magnification of SEM

75
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resolution of SEM

76
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how is sample stored for SEM

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can be dead or alive

77
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Magnification 0.01m

78
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what is staining?

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a process helping to reveal features

79
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what type of dye can be used in light microscopes?

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fluorescent dyes

80
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what are Acetic orcein stains used for?

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DNA colours Dark Red

81
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what dye is used for bacterial cell walls?

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Gentian Violet

82
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what stains are used in Electron microscopy?

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Metal particles or salts

83
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how are dyes added in electron microscopy?

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by computer software known as false-colour

84
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what does DNA contain?

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instructions to make proteins

85
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where is protein synthesised?

86
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where is protein transported?

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through RER

87
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what happens before protein travel towards Golgi apparatus?`

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it is pinched off in a vesicle

88
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what does the vesicle fuse to?

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Golgi apparatus

89
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what does the Golgi apparatus do with the protein?

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processes and packages it ready for release

90
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what happens after the packaged protein is pinched off?

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it travels toward the plasma membrane

91
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what does the vesicle fuse with?

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plasma membrane

92
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how does a protein leave a cell?

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exocytosis

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