[BIOL 112] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (68 pages long!)
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A cell is the smallest fundamental unit of living organisms. It is the simplest entity that can exist as an independent unit of life. Essential properties of life include growth, reproduction, and metabolism. Robert hooke o(cid:271)served dried (cid:272)ork tissue (cid:894)plant(cid:895) and dis(cid:272)overed (cid:862)(cid:272)ells(cid:863) Contain a stable blueprint of information in molecular form. Have a discrete boundary that separates the interior of the cell from its external environment. Have the ability to harness materials and energy from the environment. Cell theory: all livings things are made up of cells, all cells come from preexisting cells, cells are the most basic units of life. Essential feature of a cell: ability to store and transmit information. Cells would require a stable archive of information that encodes and helps determine their physical attributes. Ability to reproduce cells must be able to copy their archive of information rapidly and accurately. Dna encode information that directs the formation of proteins.
