Chapter 3&4 Flashcards
What is not a function of the cell membrane?
To produce energy
What is phagocytosis?
A process in which a cell engulfs and digests a large particle.
What are microvilli?
Small, fingerlike projections of the plasma membrane that increase the surface area of the cell and make absorptions more efficient.
An important function of the plasma membrane is:
Acting as an identifications tag for the cell
When does the sequencing of the amino acids occur?
During translation
When do the chromosomes move away from the center of the cell?
During anaphase
Which transport process requires cell energy?
Pinocytosis.
What is not a function of the endoplasmic reticulum?
To digest microbes that may have entered the cell.
Is a cell in interphase in active cell division?
No.
Which fibers found in the matrix gives the tissues the ability to stretch and rebound easily?
Elastin
Which tissue specializes in movement of the body?
Muscle tissue
Which tissue forms a continuous sheet of cells with no blood vessels?
Epithelial tissue
Does a nerve cell usually have more axons extending from the cell body than dendrites?
No.
Smooth, striated, and cardiac are examples of:
Muscle Tissue
What type of tissue are neurons?
Nervous Tissue
