Chapter 3 Quiz

Question 0

enzymatic breakdown of substances to ob- tain building materials or energy

Answer 0

Digestion

Question 1

transport of dissolved substances into cells to serve as building blocks or energy sources

Answer 1

Absorption

Question 2

assembly of organic compounds from smaller units obtained from digestion, absorption, or some other synthesis reaction in the cell; results in a cell’s growth, secretion, or replac- ing worn out cellular parts?

Answer 2

Synthesis

Question 3

breakdown of food (usually glucose) with the release of energy?

Answer 3

Respiration

Question 4

movement of the cell itself (locomotion) or movement of substances and structures in- side the cell (internal movement)?

Answer 4

Movement

Question 5

ability to respond to external factors that af- fect the operations of the cell; in other words, the response or reaction of the cell to its environment?

Answer 5

Irritability

Question 6

removal of soluble waste from the cell?

Answer 6

Excretion

Question 7

elimination of nonsoluble waste from the cell?

Answer 7

Egestion

Question 8

synthesis and release of substances from the cell?

Answer 8

Secretion

Question 9

ability to maintain a steady state in the cell?

Answer 9

Homeostasis

Question 10

formation of new cells?

Answer 10

Reproduction

Question 11

transforms energy stored in sugars to usable cellular energy?

Answer 11

Mitochondrion.

Question 12

synthesizes proteins?

Answer 12

Ribosomes.

Question 13

synthesizes proteins and sterols and transports materials within the cell?

Answer 13

Endoplasmic reticulum.