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A neat and organized summary of everything you need to know about cells, with clear explanation and illustration. The topics covered are: cells, types of cells, organelles, molecules movement in cells, chromosomes, mitosis division ( interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis), mitotic index, meiosis division ( interphase, meiosis 1, meiosis 11), genetic variation.

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,Cells
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Cells are the structural and functional unit of all living organisms .




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A cell has organelles , which are used for :




1) Basic unit of life - retains the characteristics of life.

2) protection and support -
produce and secretes various molecules .

3) Movement-forms Specific cells as muscle cells .


4) Communication -
Produce and recieve chemical and electrical Signal .




5) Inheritance -
Contains DNA .




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Humans have over 200 kinds of cells , different cells do different things .
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All living things are made up of cells. They maybe unicellular (made up withI cell)



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or multicellular (made up with more than 1 cell) .

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All cells arise from a
single cell through cell division .

cells Contain genetic Contents (DNA) which is passed from during
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cell to cell

cell division.
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All cellular process take place inside cells.

All cells Share the same basic organic molecules components C H O
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. .




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cells organization :



cells-tissues -


organs-organ system -

organism
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Many cells are specialized to do a specific function , so they look different
from general animal and plant They called
cells . are specialized cells .

Types of specialized




messages
cells
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:



Nerve cells These cells can be very long to carry
:




around the body .



2) Redblood cells : These cells adapted to carry
are
oxygen to
cells and carbon dioxide
away from them
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3) Muscle cells : These cells can change their length to help
us move . F

4)ciliatedepitheliaeThese caround
and help to move eggs along the oviduct
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intubedinmn
area
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5) Root hair cell : The root hair gives these cells a bigger surface

to take in water from the soil .




6) white blood cells :
lymphocytes detect any pathogens and

7)
alerts phagocytes
Reproductive cells
to

:
engulf and digest
Sperms cells and egg
the pathogen .
cells are called
gamete cells &

, Types of Cells

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cells can be divided into 2
categories based on the presence of organelles :

↳ Prokaryotic cells
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prokaryotes are
Single cell organisms . They are characterized by having :
1) No cell membrane .

2) No nucleus .

3) No membrane-bound organelles .

4) loop of DNA called plasmids .
5) cytoplasm bound by the plasma membrane .




6) small ribosomes .




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prokaryotes divide via binary fission . It is a type of asexual reproduction .




The process binary fission




signal
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of :



"The circular DNA is copied in response to a replication

2) The two DNA loops attach to the membrane .

3) The membrane elongates and pinches off (cytokinesis)
forming two cells .




to
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Different types of bacteria can be distinguished according
1) Shape .




2) cell wall composition .




3) Oxygen requirements.
4) Nutritional patterns.
5) Useful or
pathogenic .
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Not all bacteria are bad , some are beneficial :



1) Bacteria are decomposers.
2) play role in immune system .




3) prevent disease-causing bacteria from growing in our intestines .




4) Help to break down , Synthesize vitamins and eliminate wastes .

5) used to create antibiotics .

6) used to make fermented food .

↳ Eukaryotic cells
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They can be unicellular or multicellular .
They are characterized by having :



1) DNA in a nucleus .




2) membrane-bound organelles .




3) cytoplasm in the region between plasma membrane and nucleus .

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