Each cell is made up of living matter and is separated by a barrier that encloses the cell from its surroundings. ... A single cell can be one organism. ... The single cell that starts the cell divides over and over again to make all the cells that the organism has when in adulthood. ... Plants get their energy from the sunlight through a process called photosynthesis. ... Plants generally act to stimuli slower than animals. ...

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Plants are multicellular eukaryotes; their cells contain membrane-bound structures called organelles. ... During photosynthesis, plants make their own food by converting light energy into chemical energy, a process carried out in the green cellular organelles called chloroplasts Parts of the Plants Cells: The many varieties of plant species have distinct cell types that make up individual plants. ... Each individual plant cell is at least partly self-sufficient, being isolated from its neighbors by a cell membrane, or plasma membrane, and a cell wall. The membrane and wall allow the indiv...

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Important Facts the smallest unit of life is the cell instructions for development are contained in DNA collectively, all of the chemical processes in a cell are called metabolism producers often obtain energy from the sun homeostasis refers to the ability to maintain a constant internal environment cells in domains archaea and eubacteria lack nucleii plants are multicellular producers an educated guess might be called a hypothesis science is based on evidence philosophy is not a step in the scientific method an atom is the smallest unit of substance that retains the properties of the subst...

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The newly formed cells of the early embryo come to lie directly above the cells underneath. ... However the plants we see today are all descendants of fossil plants. ... Each microspore eventually divides once by mitosis and produces two cells, a generative cell and tube cell. ... Each ovary contains many follicles, which consists of one egg cell surrounded by one or more layers of follicle cells, which nourish and protect the developing egg. ... Oogenesis is the development of ova, or mature, unfertilized egg cells. ...

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The opium poppy is a plant found in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and parts of Central and South America. ... History and Use 6000-year-old Summerian texts refer to the opium poppy as the 'joy plant'. ... Heroin is derived from raw opium gum, which is produced only by the opium poppy plant, although other varieties of poppy exist. ... The hill tribe growers use a technique called slash-and-burn farming to prepare the poppyfields for planting. ... Just before reaching maturity, the poppy plant produces a flower. ...

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The aerobic prokaryote was enclosed by the bacterium's cell surface membrane in the process of endocytosis, which is made easy by the absence of a cell wall in the bacterium. The aerobic prokaryote wasn't digested but continued to function inside the other cell. The host cell received energy that the aerobic prokaryote released. ... Darwin observed that wild animals and plants showed variations just as domesticated animals and plants did. ... Plant stems grow tall in search of sunlight, plant roots grow deep into the soil in search of water and nutrients. ...

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Kingdom Protista is a part of domain (also called "superkingdom") eukarya, which includes all organism composed of eukaryotic cells. ... Subclass Pelobiontae includes one genus, Pelomyxa, large cells which lack almost every characteristic of eukaryotic cells except the existence of a membrane-bound nucleus; these cells' nuclei divide like bacterial nucleoids. ... Microsporans are also parasitic; they use their polar filament to inject sporoplasm (an infective body) into host cells. ... Many dinomastigotes have cells below the cell membrane that are capable of discharging a substance tha...

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The leaves of this plant are smoked but the most highly prized part of the plant is the top, smoked by rolling inside tobacco paper or placing in a pipe. ... Indeed, the plant readily spreads to additional territory. ... The plant may be dried and used for intoxication, or as resin can be collected from the plant by compressing the plant into a brick. ... These ways include inhaling the fumes by smoking the plant, or by eating the plant baked into brownies called Alice B.Toklas. ... The reason for the extended period of time that THC stays in the body is that unlike alcohol, which is exc...

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The function is unknown. The mutated prion version of the protein accumulates within nerve cells, forming aggregates that kill cells. ... Proteins are capable of a wide variety of functions and activities. ... This sequence of amino acids is very important in both the structure and function of the proteins. ... The molecule blocked any signals from immune cells to the spleen and lymph's immune cells. ...

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Enzyme function can also be slowed down or stopped by inhibitors. ... Hydrogen Peroxide is a toxic by product of metabolism in certain plant and animal cells. ... Catalase is found in the liver and in certain plant cells such as the cells in a potato. ... This is called an inhibitor, as it inhibits the enzyme's function. ... If there is much more of the substrate than the inhibitor present, substrate molecules can easily bind to the active site in the usual way and so the enzyme's function is unaffected, because it is a higher chance of the substrate colliding with an active site, ...

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Planting vegetation and stabilising dunes can also help to stabilise coastlines. This involves planting trees and shrubbery such as mangroves or dune grasses to help stabilise beaches. ... An example would be the mangrove planting project in Pulau Semakau, Singapore in 1996. Planting dune grasses work on the same principle. ... They are usually made of concrete or steel and are colonised by corals, allowing them to function like normal reefs. ...

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About The Innovation A mobile phone is a portable telephone that works using a series of radio networks or cells. The term "cell- refers to the geographical area covered by the network base station that contains the radio equipment serving the cell. Australians commonly refer to this device as their "mobile-, while in the USA its known as a "cell phone-. ... A phone can pass from one cell to another without losing the call. ... Approximately 10 million unused mobile telephones are lying around the in homes or offices of Australians, and according to plant ark, are an environmental hazard. ...

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If used as a teen it can cause retarding of the normal brain cells. ... Let's take a look at the brain and it's functions. ... Its is quite a useful plant, able to be manufactured into food, clothing, and more, however marijuana also has medical properties as well as a mind altering chemical called THC. ...

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Capital requirements are high in the car manufacturing industry, for a new entrant it would require huge amounts of investment in technology, plant, distribution and service outlets. ... How it has accomplished this is not a miracle, simply the above mentioned barriers to new entrants don't all apply to Toyota as it already held plants and had already entered the US and European markets with the Toyota brand. ... Moreover, Volvo plans a joint project with Mitsubishi for making cars in a plant 70 miles from Amsterdam, Holland. ...

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The Marcos Regime December 30, 1965, a very controversial chapter in the Philippine history began. It was the start of the presidential term of the late Ferdinand Edralin Marcos. He was the first Philippine president to proclaim the state of martial law in the country. Through the martial law, he ...

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Before the current capacity of the electron microscope was created, scientists theorized that a cell was rather stable until being interacted upon by forces. New observations have revealed that cell is in constant motion. The wall of the particle is a permeable layer of possible states/forms that the cell can transform into. Until the correct hormone, peptide, or intention interacts with the cell wall it remains in its current form awaiting all possible potentialitie...

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What distinguishes the castle from these and other, later fortifications is its function as a private residence. ... Where practicable, the ditches were filled with water and in some instances had a raised bank in front as well as behind, known as a counterscarp which may have had a hedge of thorns or briars planted on it. ...

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In the U.S. today, modern conveniences such as computers, TVs, elevators, automobiles, air conditioners, cell phones, fast food restaurants, and household appliances have reduced our need and desire to move and maneuver in our environment. ...

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For over four-hundred years, New York City has been a thriving city sought out by those wishing to better their lives. New York City is situated in a prime location and has been drawing people from all over the world since its grassroots with the Pilgrims who settled Manhattan Island. New York Cit...

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Plot Overview IN THE STREETS OF VERONA another brawl breaks out between the servants of the feuding noble families of Capulet and Montague. Benvolio, a Montague, tries to stop the fighting, but is himself embroiled when the rash Capulet, Tybalt, arrives on the scene. After citizens outraged by the...

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It is mentioned in Irish History that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. This seems an impressive feat and we seem to be able to confirm it as fact as Ireland is indeed a country without snakes. However, the more realistic, and more mundane reason why there are no snakes in Ireland is...

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Preface Marriage and families founded through marriage constitute the basic cells of the society. ... Nowadays, the popular way of love pledging include the exchange of rings, taking a photo together and some romantic way such as planting tree as the eyewitness of love. ... The other tangible function of the meeting is to discuss and determine the details of the wedding date, the division of responsibilities of the wedding ceremony and the share of cost. ...

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