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2. What Happens Inside a Cell?
Cells create proteins and To learn about
generate the energy required the chemistry of a
for an organism to live. living creature...
They are bulding blocks that act you first have
in conjunction with other cells to learn about
to construct the bodies of
living creatures. what happens
inside its cells.
Energy Protein
Okay Kumi,
I wonder what listen up!
my cells are up
to right now.
Hmmmm... Knock
Better to knock
not think
about it...
Here’s what happens inside a cell!
There are other details
we’ll learn about later,
but for now we’ll just
talk about these four
main processes.
Protein synthesis
Metabolism
Energy production
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