Bio Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Cells are the basic unit of ____

A

Life

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Multicellular

A

An organism that consists more than 1 cell.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Nucleus

A

Contains DNA which controls the cell activities.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Cytoplasm

A

The site of cell chemical reactions.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Cell membrane

A

Controls what substances go in and out of a cell.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Chloroplast

A

Where sugars are made in the cell by photosynthesis.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Vacuole

A

a membrane-bound cell organelle.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Tissue

A

A group of cells that function together as a unit.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Organ

A

A part of the body that is made up of cells and tissues that perform a specific function.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Micrometer

A

Metric unit of measure for length.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Mitosis

A

The process when cell replicates its chromosomes and then segregates them.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Cancer

A

condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Tumour

A

An unusual mass of tissue that forms when cells grow and divide more than they should.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Agar plate

A

a Petri dish.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Disinfectant

A

a chemical compound that can fight microorganisms on surfaces.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Colony

A

A group of bacteria from the same mother cell.

16
Q

DNA

A

the molecule that carries out genetic information.

17
Q

Gene

A

They are instructions for building protein molecules.

18
Q

Amino acid

A

molecules that combine to form proteins.

19
Q

Protein

A

Made up of amino acids.

20
Q

Therapeutic

A

treatment that used substances from living organisms to treat disease.

21
Q

Diabetes

A

A chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin…

22
Q

Insulin

A

Insulin helps to regulate blood.

23
Q

Stem cell

A

Stem cells can produce different types of cells.

24
Q

Enzyme

A

Proteins that help speed up chemical reactions in our bodies.

25
Q

Catalyst

A

a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction.

26
Q

Amylase

A

an enzyme that helps your body break down carbohydrates.

27
Q

Pepsin

A

A stomach enzyme that server to digest proteins.

28
Q

Iodine

A

a mineral found in some foods.

29
Q

Cell wall

A

Supports the cell and helps it keep to shape

30
Q

What is the genetic code??

A

A, C, G , T.