02. Cellular

Question 1

Cell

Answer 1

the basic organizational unit of all living organisms

Question 2

Cytology

Answer 2

Scientific Study of Cells

Question 3

Cytoplasm

Answer 3

The part of a cell that is enclosed within the plasma membrane

Question 4

Protoplasm

Answer 4

The living contents of a cell that are surrounded by a plasma membrane

Question 5

DNA

Answer 5

molecules carrying genes

Question 6

Organelles

Answer 6

a specialized subunit within a cell that has a specific function, and is usually separately enclosed within its own lipid membrane

Question 7

Membrane

Answer 7

Made up of lipid molecules comprised in a dipole or bilayer and various types of protein molecules

Question 8

Microfilaments

Answer 8

membrane bound channels within cells

Question 9

Microvilli

Answer 9

slender hair-like extensions of the outer membrane wall of cells

Question 10

cell nucleus

Answer 10

the control center of the cell, which contains the cell’s chromosomal DNA

Question 11

endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 11

a eukaryotic organelle that forms an interconnected network of tubules, vesicles, and cisternae within cells

Question 12

rough ER

Answer 12

important for synthesis of proteins

Question 13

smooth ER

Answer 13

important for synthesis of non-proteins, such as fluids

Question 14

mitochondria

Answer 14

membrane-bound organelles within cytoplasm with a variety of functions: respiration, chemical energy derived from breakdown of organic compounds

Question 15

lysosomes

Answer 15

responsible for removing material from the cytoplasm, intracellular scavengers

Question 16

golgi complex

Answer 16

consists of one or more zones of smooth ER, they are important as secretory structures