Ebook: How Cells Function

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Cells and Cell Membranes; Chapter 2: Making Protenins; Chapter 3: The Movement of Cells and Cell Activities; Chapter 4: Cells and Energy; Glossary; For More Information; For Further Reading; Index; Back Cover.

Readers learn that a living organism is a system, or structure, that reproduces, changes with its environment over a period of time, and maintains its individuality by continuous metabolism. To maintain life, an organism repairs or replaces (or both) its structures by a constant supply of the materials of which it is formed. It keeps its life processes in operation by a steady supply of energy. A major contributing part of an organism's survival is the functioning of its cells. This volume provides essential information on cell functions, including amino acids, fibrous and globular proteins, D.