BISC 104Lxg Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Endoplasmic Reticulum, Nuclear Membrane, Cell Membrane
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All cells arise from pre-existing ells through cell division, and differentiate into many specialized cells with particular functions. Cells contain hereditary material, which they pass to another cell during cell division. The chemical composition of all cells is quite similar. The metabolic processes associated with life occur within cells. The average human body is made of 37 trillion cells and 200 different types. Barrier called plasma membrane - plant cells and bacteria have a cell wall next to their plasma membrane. Area where the cell"s genetic material is stored - nucleus in animal and plant cells, nucleoid in bacterial cells. Fluid called cytosol - found between plasma membrane and nucleus, filled with organelles, each with a function vital to the life of the cell. Contains almost all of the genetic information of the cell, dna. Surrounded by nuclear envelope, a double membrane that allows communication through nuclear pores.