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List the three principles of the cell theory.
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What are the major structural differences and similarities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
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How do the ER and Golgi complex interact with each other?
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Compare and contrast the structure and function of mitochondria and chloroplasts.
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Antibiotics are effective in killing some bacteria by inhibiting cell wall synthesis. When you take antibiotics for an infection, why do they not cause harm to your cells?
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Drugs that inhibit microtubule assembly are administered for some medical conditions. What will occur to the cell as a result? For what type of conditions would such a drug be given?
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The main component of the red blood cell is hemoglobin, which is a protein responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the tissues for use during aerobic metabolism. The red blood cell is small and has a biconcave shape. At maturity, it has no mitochondria or other organelles (they are expelled soon after the RBC enters the bloodstream). How does its structure suit its function as an oxygen carrier?
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Low density lipoproteins (LDLs) are large complexes of proteins and lipids that carry cholesterol in the bloodstream. LDLs are broken down in the liver. For this to occur, the LDL is taken up by what mechanism? Explain the pathway it will take once it enters the cell.
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Compare and contrast the structure and function of eukaryotic cilia and flagella.
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Prokaryotic cells have only one chromosome and no nucleus or other organelles. Considering the complexity of cells and the functions a cell must perform to stay alive, give one reason why prokaryotic cells can be so efficient.
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