Visual, Physical, and Metabolic Difference between Prokaryote and Eukaryote Cells
There are many difference between Prokaryote and Eukaryote cells. For example the way they maintain homeostasis. As students we must research into why cells have such distinctive differences, and how the cell survive off of these differences. In order to learn more about the difference along with similarities between cells we took many types of cell under a microscope. This allowed us to visually see what they look like and what reactions take place. My method throughout research was to look at every type of cell provided and make sketches to later look at to compare and contrast. Individually observing each cell type and sketching each on a single pieces of paper allowed for me to effectively observe all differences. I also put
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My unknown mixture of bacteria was red in color. It was Coccus bacteria, which is round in shape. Its dimensions were 2.5 micrometers on 40x small division lens. Heterocysts are thick walled specialized cells. They are responsible for nitrogen fixation. Nitrogen fixation is the conversion of Nitrogen gas from the atmosphere. This process allows the organism to synthesize nitrogen containing biomolecules like proteins. From my observations after watching the Paramecium for several minutes I came to the conclusion, that PH levels decrease causing it turn form red in color to a darker blue after digestion. The average amount of time it took to visually be able to see the entire digestion process s for a single food vacuole was about 5 minutes. Euglena is a very thin unicellular protest. Euglena also has a very unique way of moving throughout the water. Euglena has a tail like projection from the front of its body. This tail has small hair like fibers and a photoreceptor that allows for the Euglena to move in the water. The Flagella moves the Euglena like a dolphin would use its