Photosynthesis Photosynthesis
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NDSU Virtual Cell Animations Project animation 'Photosynthesis'. For more information please see http://vcell.ndsu.ed u/animations
Photosynthesis is the means by which plants make use of chlorophyll and light to produce energy. This section covers the basic stages in the photosynthetic electron transport chain.

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Cellular Respiration (Electron transport chain) Cellular Respiration (Electron transport chain)
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Cellular respiration occurs in the mitochondria and provides both animals and plants with the energy needed to power other cellular processes. This section covers the electron transport chain.

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Gradients (ATP Synthases) Gradients (ATP Synthases)
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Gradients are used to create energy that can power biological cyles. ATP synthase is powered by a hydrogen gradient, located in the mitochondria. This section covers the action of this specific gradient.

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mRNA Splicing mRNA Splicing
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NDSU Virtual Cell Animations Project animation 'mRNA Splicing'. For more information please see http://vcell.ndsu.ed u/animations
Before being used in translation, mRNA must be spliced. During splicing, exons are removed and the translateable introns that remain are spliced into a single strand of mRNA.

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Protein Transport (Mitochondria) Protein Transport (Mitochondria)
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Video duration: 202 seconds

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Once translated, proteins are dispersed throughout the cellular environment. This section covers the transport of a protein into a specific organelle--the mitochondria.

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Photosystem II Photosystem II
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Photosynthesis allows plants to use the energy in light to produce molecular oxygen. Photosystem II is the complex where this action occurs.

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Protein Trafficking Protein Trafficking
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Protein trafficking is used to describe the process of moving proteins from the rough ER, through the Golgi apparatus, where they are modified and packaged into vesicles.

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mRNA Processing mRNA Processing
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NDSU Virtual Cell Animations Project animation 'mRNA Processing'. For more information please see http://vcell.ndsu.ed u/animations
After being transcribed, mRNA is processed. Before mRNA can be spliced, certain features must be added. These alterations are made during mRNA processing.

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Protein Modification (Golgi) Protein Modification (Golgi)
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NDSU Virtual Cell Animations Project animation 'Protein Modification (Golgi)'. For more information please see http://vcell.ndsu.ed u/animations
Protein modification is the process by which some proteins from the rough ER are altered within the Golgi apparatus in order to be targeted to their final destinations.

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