Chapter 4.2, Problem 4LO

Summary Introduction

To compare: The methods that biologists use to study cells and point out the ways in which many of these approaches are complementary.

Concept introduction: Cells are the smallest structural, functional, and biological unit of all living organisms. Cells have the capacity for self-replication, so it is often considered as “building blocks of life”. The cellular structures and the functions are studied by microscopy, genetics, and computational methods.