Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 5.3, Problem 1CC
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The plasma membrane is also called a cell membrane or cytoplasmic membrane. It is a network of protein and lipids that form the boundary among the outside of the cell and contents of cells. The major function of the plasma membrane is to protect the cell from its surrounding environment.
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Ch. 5.1 - MICRO INQUIRY In addition to separating each...Ch. 5.3 - MICRO INQUIRY Which cytoskeletal filament is made...Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 5.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 5.3 - Prob. 3CCCh. 5.4 - Prob. 1MICh. 5.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 5.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What is a proteasome? Why...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 3CCCh. 5.4 - Prob. 4CC
Ch. 5.4 - Describe the secretory pathway. To what...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 6CCCh. 5.5 - MICRO INQUIRY Which subunit attaches to the rough...Ch. 5.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 5.5 - Prob. 2CCCh. 5.5 - Prob. 3CCCh. 5.5 - Prob. 4CCCh. 5.6 - Prob. 1MICh. 5.6 - Describe the structure of aerobic mitochondria,...Ch. 5.6 - Prob. 2CCCh. 5.6 - Prob. 3CCCh. 5.7 - Prepare and label a diagram showing the detailed...Ch. 5.7 - Prob. 2CCCh. 5.7 - Prob. 3CCCh. 5.8 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Outline the major...Ch. 5.8 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What characteristics make...Ch. 5 - Prob. 1RCCh. 5 - Prob. 2RCCh. 5 - Prob. 3RCCh. 5 - Prob. 4RCCh. 5 - Discuss the statement: The most obvious difference...Ch. 5 - Prob. 2ALCh. 5 - Compare the mechanisms by which most eukaryotic...Ch. 5 - Prob. 4AL
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