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- List the basic tenets of the cell theory.
- Describe the size of most cells.
- Explain why cells are limited in size.
- Recognize that different features of the cell are best observed with different types of microscopes.
- Outline the evolutionary history of the animal cell including how eukaryotic cells evolved, and how the endomembrane system and organelles evolved.
- Describe the structure and functions of the plasma membrane.
- Predict the results of placing a cell in solutions of various tonicity.
- Describe the manner in which molecules other than water enter or leave a cell, both with and against a concentration gradient.
- Describe the structure of the nucleus and its importance to the cell.
- Discuss the features and importance of ribosomes.
- Explain the relationship among the members of the endomembrane system.
- Describe the three elements of the cytoskeleton.
- Describe the relationship between cilia or flagella.
- Describe the structure and function of the mitochondria within the cell.
- Understand the functioning of a metabolic pathway and the importance of enzymes within it.
- Describe a generalized equation for an enzymatic reaction.
- Explain the function of coenzymes.
- Understand the process of cellular respiration as an example of cellular metabolism.
- Describe the conditions under which fermentation occurs.
- Understand and use the bold-faced and italicized terms included in this chapter.
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