BIOL 2457 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Membrane Transport Protein, Unsaturated Hydrocarbon, Alkane

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1. cells are the smallest basic structural and functional unit of living organisms. 2. cells can arise only from other cells (mitosis) 3. biochemical activities of cells are defined by their structural forms, and by the number of subcellular structures they contain (function depends on structure) 4. the activities of an organism depend on both the individual and the combined activities of its cells. Plasma membrane: outer surface of the cell o. Contents between the membrane and nucleus: have distinct jobs for the cell. Extracellular materials are substances outside of cells that contribute to body mass. Interstitial fluid (most of your weight comes from this), blood plasma, csf. Intestinal/ gastric juices (hydrochloric acid and water, etc), saliva, mucus (created by goblet cells in respiratory tract), etc. Can best be depicted as the fluid mosaic model- phospholipid bilayer with proteins (does not have a definite, stable shape; has lots of components: multiple functions, mechanical barrier- separates inside from outside.

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