What constitutes water pollution? What are the different types of water pollution? Give two specific examples of how air pollutants harm the environment. What is the type of pollution that impacts the carbon cycle? List the four types of waste products found in the plasma. ...
Learn the 4 states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Review characteristics and examples, and discover the most common state of matter in...
Examples of Mixtures: 1. Homogenous mixtures Simply any mixture that is uniform in composition throughout. A homogeneous mixture is a type of mixture in which the composition is uniform and every part of the solution has the same properties. In the human body, blood plasma is an example of ...
A metadata schema, named Plasma-MDS, is introduced to support research data management in plasma science. Plasma-MDS is suitable to facilitate the publication of research data following the FAIR principles in domain-specific repositories and with this the reuse of research data for data driven ...
Epithelial cell membranes have three regions (domains) different in structure and function; apical, lateral and basal. This feature is called membrane polarity. Polarity Plasma membrane Plasmalemma 1/2 Synonyms: Cell membrane, Membrana cellularis Each membrane pole exhibits various features. ...
A living cell contains a protoplast encased by a plasma membrane. The protoplast contains the cytosol and the cytoplasmic structures, such as organelles and inclusions. In eukaryotes, the major organelles include the nucleus, the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus, the mitochondria, and the ...
A phospholipid molecule is, however, amphiphilic in nature (i.e., it has both water-loving and oil-loving characteristics). In phospholipid molecules, the phosphate group is attached to the lipid molecule hence, the phosphate part of the molecule attracts water molecules while the lipidic part ...
to humans. Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain eating amoeba, destroys brain tissue. Amoebas of the genus Acanthamoeba can cause a corneal infection. Balamuthia mandrillaris can cause a brain infection called granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE). Most amoeba in nature are harmless to...
ATP-driven carrier proteinsare those that require ATP coupling to move molecules. A specific carrier example that is ATP-driven is thesodium-potassium pumpin the plasma membrane of animal cells. The pump specifically binds to the sodium and potassium ions. In order to sustainhomeostasis, this pump...
Liquid is one of the four states of matter, the others being solid, gas and plasma. The study of the physics associated with liquids is a surprisingly large area. But when you consider how much of your life depends on water flowing through pipes, or boats being able to float in the oce...