There are two main types of cells: prokaryotic and eukaryotic. The document includes an image showing the general structures of an animal eukaryotic cell and a neuron. It also provides a short quiz asking about key cellular structures and processes, including the two types of cells, components unique to neurons, the composition and pairing of DNA and RNA bridges, the process of transcription and how it relates to DNA and RNA, the function of nodes of Ranvier in nerve signaling, the role of the axon, and which cell type contains more mitochondria.

1. Cells By Keita
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My Central Idea: Cells have many parts with structures that interact with
processes to sustain life in organisms.
Unit Central Idea: Systems have structures and processes that interact to
sustain life.
­There are two types of cells­ prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Here is a picture of a general eukaryotic animal cell and a neuron.

2. Quiz For Cells
This is an open note quiz.
­ What are the two general types of cells?
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­ List three parts of a neuron that the general animal cell doesn’t have.
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­ What are the bridges in DNA made of?
How do they combine?
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­ What are the bridges in RNA made of?
How do they combine?
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­ What is one process connected to DNA and RNA and what happens during it?
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­ How do the Nodes of Ranvier help the action potential (the signal)?
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­ What is the function of the axon?
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­ Which has more mitochondria, a muscle cell or a neuron?
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3. Notes