3- Words

Question 1

apoptosis

Answer 1

intentional or programmed cell death

Question 2

necrosis

Answer 2

pathological or unintentional cell death

Question 3

homeostasis

Answer 3

a state of equilibrium or balance in the body

Question 4

nucleic

Answer 4

nucleic acids (deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid) are chemicals which were first isolated from the nucleus of living cells

Question 5

ribonucleic

Answer 5

a chemical used in cells to make proteins

Question 6

robosome

Answer 6

cellular machinery made of RNA and protein, site of protein synthesis

Question 7

deoxyribonucleic

Answer 7

a chemical used in cells to store information

Question 8

nucleolus

Answer 8

a smaller region within the nucleus which makes RNA

Question 9

endoplasmic

Answer 9

second word in endoplasmic reticulum

Question 10

vesicle

Answer 10

membrane-bound organelle found in cells; often used to export materials from the cell

Question 11

lysosome

Answer 11

cellular organelle that breaks down substances

Question 12

enzyme

Answer 12

chemical that speeds up chemical reactions; catalyst

Question 13

organelle

Answer 13

membrane-bound units that perform specific jobs within the cell

Question 14

mitochondrion

Answer 14

energy-producing organelle

Question 15

symbiosis

Answer 15

organisms living together

Question 16

centriole

Answer 16

organelle involved in cell division

Question 17

centrosome

Answer 17

organelle involved in cell division

Question 18

centrosome

Answer 18

organelle involved in cell division

Question 19

microtubules

Answer 19

a structural part of the cell skeleton or cytoskeleton

Question 20

mitosis

Answer 20

one type of cell division that preserves genetic information

Question 21

meiosis

Answer 21

one type of cell division that involves a reduction in the amount of genetic information

Question 22

bacteriophage

Answer 22

virus that lyses (“eats”) bacteria

Question 23

leukocyte

Answer 23

white blood cell