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Giant algae can be huge, single celled organism with a single nucleus (like in umbrella algae,  \seqsplit{Acetabularia)}. Some consider the giant algae to be acellular because  they are larger than a typical cell yet  still carry out all  life functions!         Discrepancy:  a large single                             celled organism! & There are cells, like mammal skeletal muscles cells, that are large and have multiple nuclei.         Discrepancy:  a eukaryotic cell with more than one nucleus! & Fungal hyphae are sometimes not divided up into individual cells (called aseptate hyphae), resulting in a continuous cytoplasm along the length of the hyphae.   Do you know what a hyphae is?  If not, read this!         Discrepancy:  Aseptate hyphae are not made of clearly defined individual cells. \tn 
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Trends lead to the development of predictions of what we expect to observe. & Discrepancies from trends can lead to scientific questions.  "Why is it like that? "How did this happen?"   Answering those questions can lead to new discoveries and a deeper understanding of how the world works. \tn 
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A trend is that all living things are composed entirely of true cells.   A trend is that cells are small.  There are trends in typical cell structures. & Giant algae can be huge, single celled organism with a single nucleus -{}-\textgreater{} A large single celled organism! \tn 
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 & Aseptate fungal hyphae are not divided up into individual cells -{}-\textgreater{} An organism not made with clearly defined individual cells. \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Spallanzani put broth in a flask, sealed the flask so that way no air could get in, and boiled it. No organisms grew in that flask.  This suggested that microbes were introduced into these flasks from the air. In response to Spallanzani's findings, others argued that life originates from a "life force" that was destroyed during Spallanzani's extended boiling.} \tn 
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\SetRowColor{DarkBackground}
\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{RNA}}  \tn
% Row 0
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{RNA can self-replicate, the third step of the Oparin-Haldane hypothesis. RNA can serve as a genetic code for protein synthesis between generations. RNA can act as a catalyst, speeding up the polymerization of amino acids to form proteins.} \tn 
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\hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-}
\end{tabularx}
\par\addvspace{1.3em}

\begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X}
\SetRowColor{DarkBackground}
\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Fatty Acids}}  \tn
% Row 0
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Similar to phospholipids, fatty acids have a hydrophobic tail and hydrophilic head, and can thus form the same types of structures, such as vesicles, micelles and bilayers.} \tn 
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\hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-}
\end{tabularx}
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% That's all folks
\end{multicols*}

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