Deck 2

Question 0

The nuclear membrane encloses a jellylike fluid called

Answer 0

Nucleoplasm

Question 1

At various points, the two layers of the nuclear envelope fuse, and what penetrate through the fused regions?

Answer 1

Nuclear pores

Question 2

The nucleus contains one or more small, dark-staining, essentially round bodies called ________. They are also sites where ribosomes are assembled

Answer 2

Nucleoli

Question 3

What serve as the actual sites of protein synthesis

Answer 3

Ribosomes

Question 4

When a cell is not dividing, its DNA is combined with protein and forms a loose network of bumpy threads called

Answer 4

Chromatin

Question 5

When a cell is dividing to form two daughter cells, the chromatin threads coil and condense to form dense, rodlike bodies called

Answer 5

Chromosomes

Question 6

The flexible and fragile transparent barrier that contains the cell contents and separates them from the surrounding environment is called the

Answer 6

Plasma membrane

Question 7

The polar “heads” of the lollipop-shaped phospholipid molecules that are attracted to water are called

Answer 7

Hydrophilic

Question 8

The nonpolar tails that avoid water are called

Answer 8

Hydrophobic

Question 9

“Sugar proteins” are called

Answer 9

Glycoproteins