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Ribosomes are comprised of RNA that has been synthesized directly by the what?

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Nucleolus

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Hydrostatic refers to the pressure of the what?

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The solvent

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The process in which a single cell can produce daughter cells that are different from each other?

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Differentiation

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Movement of particles from higher to lower concentrations through a membrane, such as in dialysis, occurs by what?

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Diffusion (filtration uses either gravity or pressure)

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What functions as a sac-like or tubular network of structures that provides transport?

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Cells use up to 40% of their daily energy expenditure engaged in what important process?

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Active transport (Active transport requires a lot of ATP)

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Normal isotonic sodium chloride solution is __%.

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0.9%

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The type of proteins that guide cells on the move in the bloodstream to their destination ar a wound site are called what?

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Cell adhesion molecules (cell adhesion molecules stop cells that are moving)

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The golgi apparatus is involved in doing what to the cell membrane?

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Modifying it, but not producing it.

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During hyperplasia, cells are dividing at a rapid rate and may progress toward what kind of state?

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Cancerous

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The following are inclusions except which one? Glycogen, melanin, lipids, vesicles.

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Vesicles

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Chromatin is the term for the loosley coiled appearance of WHAT in a non-dividing cell?

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DNA

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True or false: The cell membrane is made up of a phospholipid monolayer?

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False (It is made up of a phospholibit BILAYER)

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Molecules soluable in WHAT can pass through the fatty acid portion of the cell membrane unassisted?

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Lipids (like dissolves like)

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Particles that are dissolved in a media are refered to as the what?

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The solvent

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Areas of tubular channels that interconnect cardiac muscles as well as muscle in the digestive tract are called what?

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Gap junctions

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The process called what explains how embryonic cells become specialized and diverse?

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Differentiation

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The phase of mitosis when the chromosomes align at the equator is called what?

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Metaphase

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The movement of particles from higher to lower concentration is termed what?

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Diffusion

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The protein ACTIN, which results in some type of movement or contraction, is found where?

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In the microfilaments. (Cilia cause movements but do not contain actin.)

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What is the source of most of the cell’s energy?

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The mitochondrion

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Which chemicals on the surface of cells function to attach to and recognize hormones?

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Proteins

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During differentiation, certain genes are what while others are activated?

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Repressed

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A transmission electron microscope can magnify a cell how many times?

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1 million

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Which organelle consists of microtubules and functions both in distributing chromosomes during cell division and in forming portions of cilia and flagella?
Centrosomes
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In what stage of mitosis do the centromeres and chromosomes pull apart and begin migration towards the poles?
Anaphase
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Hypertonic solutions tend to cause cells to do what?
Shrink (Cells will lose water and shrink in a hypertonic media because of the high osmotic pressure)
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Anabolism, catabolism, and cellular respiration are all individual parts of what?
Metabolism
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In receptor-mediated endocytosis, an LDL particle of cholesterol is attracted to cells that contain what?
Apoprotein-B receptors
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What does catalase convert into oxygen and water, rendering it harmless?
Hydrogen peroxide
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The cristae are structures found within what organelle?
Mitochondrion
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The centromeres divide during what stage of mitosis?
Anaphase
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A ribosome is an example of a what?
An organelle
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What contains enzymes that are used to degrade foreign particles as well as cell structures?
Lysosomes
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Which of the following does not belong with the others? Diffusion, osmosis, active transport, passive transport.
Active transport (it requires energy)
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What contains enzymes that are associated with protein sythesis?
Ribosomes
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Chromosomes are aligned along the equatorial line during which stage of division?
Metaphase
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What processes of a cell move in wavelike patterns and are each attached to a basal body?
Cilia
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Nuclear pores are only used for what kind of transport?
Nuclear to cytosol transport (and vice versa)
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The movement of a salt through a membrane, such as in a kidney, because of pressure differences is called what?
Filtration
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In active transport, energy is consumed by the cell membrane in the form of what?
ATP
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The nucleolus functions mainly in the synthesis of what?
RNA
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The following with increase the rate of diffusion except which factor? Increased temperature, increased concentration, increased molecular weight, shorter distances.
Increased molecular weight
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A cell membrane allows only needed substances to pass and is therefore called what?
Selective
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The rate of diffusion of a molecule is faster in areas of what?
Higher concentration
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The inside lining of the digestive tract is lined with cells that are held together by what kind of junctions?
Tight junctions
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What provides both structural support and the enzymes needed to make proteins from amino acid building blocks?
Ribosomes
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What contains enzymes that oxidize alcohol and attempt to convert it into forms that can be eliminated from the body?
Peroxysomes
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The structures that cause fluids and mucus to move across their surface are the what?
Cilia
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Catalase is an enzyme, which degrades what?
Hydrogen peroxide
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What contains catabolic enzymes?
Lysosomes
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Which channel-bocker medication can be used to treat hypertensin or angina pectoris?
Calcium
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At which stages does the chromosome number double?
Interphase
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Movement of molecules from low to high concentrations is called what?
Active transport
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What type of cell is a bacterium?
Prokaryotic
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As a result of mitosis, the number of chromosomes is what?
Doubled
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What term can be used to imply all of the chemical reactions within a cell?
Metabolism
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Tight junctions are a type of intercellular junction that do what?
Hold together certain cells
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By which process does a glucose molecule move through a cell membrane protein carrier from a region of greater concentration to one of lower concentration?
Facilited diffusion
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What functions to package molecules into vesicles that can be transported out of a cell?
Golgi aparatus
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What stage occurs when two daughter cells have completely formed?
Telophase (the last stage)
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True or false: Vesicles can form for things leaving a cell as well as entering?
True
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What kind of proteins in a membrane function as enzymes?
Peripheral. (They line the inner surface of the cell membrane.)
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What is bound by two layers of membrane called the nuclear envelope?
The nucleus
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During aging or apoptosis, the structure and dunction of the organelles and chromosomes undergo many what?
Degenerate changes
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Hormones come in contact with what kind of molecules in a membrane?
Rod-like protein molecules
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Osmosis is considered a special case of diffusion and is what in nature?
Passive
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Cancer cells can disseminate to other areas by a process called what?
Metastasis
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What contains membranes that are able to condense molecules into packages that can be transported?
Golgi aparatus
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The process that results in daughter cells with half of the original chromosome number is what?
Meiosis
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Which of the following are the smallest cells? Human ovum, red blood cel, white blood cell, smooth muscle cell.
Red blood cell. (It is 7.5 micrometers in diameter.)
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Two chromatids are attached at what region?
The centromere region
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What determines the function of a cell?
The structure
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The following molecules freely pass through a cell membrane except which one? Oxygen, carbon dioxide, amino acids, certain lipids.
Amino acids
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What is a general process of nuclear division called?
Karyokinesis
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DNA can be found within chromosomes during division but prior to division DNA exists as long thin stands of what?
Chromatin
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Only proteins have the ability to what?
Recognize another molecule
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In what part of the nucleus does ribosome production occur?
In the area of the nucleolus
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Membranous sacs that contain fluids or particles for transport are called that what?
Vesicles
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In biological systems, water is the what?
The solvent
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The cells in a heart muscle are often held together by areas called what?
Gap junctions
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What is the term for chemical particles in a cell which appear lifeless and have no obvious function?
Inclusion
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What is the organelle that plays a complex function in cell respiration?
Centriole. (Each centrosome organelle is comprised of two centrioles)
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True or false: a selectively permeable membrane allows proteins to pass through?
True
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The main division process in the early embryo is called what?
Mitosis
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Membranes that have a higher osmotic pressure on one side tend to do what?
Draw water towards that side
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The following belong together except which one? Microtubule microvilli, aid in DNA movement, comprise an internal skeleton.
Microvilli (they are simple columnar cells specialized for absorption)
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Chromatin is DNA and histone proteins arranged in what?
Strands
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What is the most critical factor in determining its function?
Shape
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In the liver, what may play a role in producing the enzymes that help detoxify drugs?
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (it normally produces peroxisomes, which are likely to decompose toxins)
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During what phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
S phase
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What is the region near the middle of a chromosome that represents the attachment of two arms of a chromosome which are termed chromatids?
The centromere
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An intravenous solution that is labeled isotonic can be what to a patient?
Hypotonic
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What has chemicals the direct metabolic processes as well as reproduction?
DNA
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Two major parts of the cell are the nucleus and the... ?
Membrane
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Osmotic pressure is a force that what?
Attracts water towards the higher pressure (concentration)
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Is endocytosis passive or active?
Active
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True or false: Lysosomes degrade bacteria and worn cells, and can cause disease by destroying normal tissues
True
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The cristae are the inner portions of that what?
Mitochondria (the mitochondria inner surface is lined with folds called cristae which contain enzymes uned in energy production by sythesis of nucleotides such as ATP)
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True or false: Smooth endoplasmic reticulum has a significant function in protein sythesis
False (the term smooth is to indicate the absence of ribosomes which are the sites for protein synthesis)
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What is important for producing the fibers that move the chromosomes during cell division?
Centrioles
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Filtration occurs when particles are forced through a membrane because of what?
HIgh hydrostatic or water pressure.
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One mechanism in the skin that prevents cells from becoming loose and separating is the presence of junctions called what?
Desmosomes
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In biological systems, water pressure is called what?
Hydrostatic pressure
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At equilibrium there is movement of molecules in all directions, but the concentrations of the particles is what?
The same at all points
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True or false: Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical toxic to most cells and is produced by some human cells.
True
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The ability of leukosyted to engulf bacteria is due to the process of what?
Phagocytosis
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Which of the following human cells do not have a flagellum? Sperm, kidneys, intestine, testes.
Intestine
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A combination of a sugar with a protein is a what?
Glycoprotein
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The centriole functions in what?
Cell division
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A human cell membrane is comprised of the following except which one? Lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids.
Nucleic acids
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Chromosomes align midway between centrioles during what phase of mitosis?
Metaphase

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