Ch 3: Online 1 Flashcards
Cells
Where is ATP produced?
Mitochondria
Where does protein synthesis take place?
Ribosomes
Where does the digestion of damaged tissues occur?
Lysosomes
Where are vesicles formed for the secretion of cell products?
Golgi Apparatus
By what process does oxygen enter the blood?
Diffusion
Tissue fluid is formed during what process?
Filtration
Water is absorbed in the small intestine during which process?
Osmosis
Transporter molecules are needed in which process?
Facilitated diffusion
What form of RNA copies the genetic code?
mRNA
A triplet of bases on an mRNA molecule is…….?
The code for one amino acid
What form of RNA carries amino acids?
tRA
Human skin cells divide through what process?
Mitosis, and each new cell has 46 chromosomes
Human ova are created through which process?
Meiosis, and one division produces 2 cells
Chromatid pairs are lined up on the cell equator during …..?
Metaphase
Chromosomes uncoil and nuclei reform during …..?
Telophase
What is produced in the mitochondria?
ATP (a form of energy)
What happens in the ribosomes?
Protein synthesis
What happens in the lysosomes?
Digestion of damaged tissues
What happens in the Golgi Apparatus?
Vesicles are formed for the secretion of cell products
What happens during diffusion?
Oxygen enters the blood
What happens during filtration?
Tissue fluid is formed
What happens during osmosis?
Water is absorbed into the small intestine
What does mRNA do?
Copies the genetic code
The code for one amino acid is….?
A triplet of bases
What does tRA do?
Carries amino acids
What divides through mitosis, which each new cell having 46 chromosomes?
Human skin cells
What is created through meiosis, with one division producing 2 cells?
Human ova
What happens during metaphase?
Chromatid pairs are lined up on the cell equator
What happens during telophase?
Chromosomes uncoil and nuclei reform
