MODULE 2 & 4-7

Question 1

the basic unit of life

Answer 1

cell

Question 2

a microscopic membrane-bound system

Answer 2

cell

Question 3

major parts of a cell

Answer 3

cell membrane. cytoplasm. nucleus

Question 4

outermost part of the cell

Answer 4

cell membrane

Question 5

acts as a gatekeeper

Answer 5

cell membrane

Question 6

semi permeable

Answer 6

cell membrane

Question 7

composed of phospholipid bilayer

Answer 7

cell membrane

Question 8

a double layer of fats and proteins

Answer 8

phospholipid bilayer

Question 9

lies outside the cell membrane

Answer 9

cell wall

Question 10

the area where the organelles are located

Answer 10

cytoplasm

Question 11

liquid portion of the cytoplasm

Answer 11

cytosol

Question 12

helps maintain the structure of the cell

Answer 12

cytoskeleton

Question 13

responsible in transporting molecules across the cytoplasm

Answer 13

endoplasmic reticulum

Question 14

2 types of ER

Answer 14

rough and smooth er

Question 15

granular

Answer 15

rough

Question 16

agranular

Answer 16

smooth

Question 17

capable of assembling new lipids

Answer 17

endoplasmic reticulum

Question 18

synthesizing and modifying proteins

Answer 18

RER

Question 19

synthesizes fatty acids and phospholipids

Answer 19

SER

Question 20

present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

Answer 20

ribosomes

Question 21

freely swim around the cytoplasm

Answer 21

ribosomes

Question 22

synthesize proteins for export (secretion)

Answer 22

bound ribosomes

Question 23

fluid-filled vesicle

Answer 23

vacuole

Question 24

suicide bag

Answer 24

lysosome

Question 25

digestion slots for cellular materials that are due for expiration or are no longer useful

Answer 25

lysosome

Question 26

capable of self destruction. what process is this?

Answer 26

phagocytosis

Question 27

shipping center of the cell

Answer 27

golgi apparatus

Question 28

powerhouse of the cell

Answer 28

mitochondria

Question 29

serves as the site for cellular respiration

Answer 29

mitochondria

Question 30

the energy of the cell

Answer 30

atp

Question 31

what does the abbreviation of atp mean

Answer 31

adenosine triphospate

Question 32

serves as the site of energy conversion in plants

Answer 32

chloroplast

Question 33

what is the green pigment of the plant called

Answer 33

chlorophyll

Question 34

plays a major role in the formation of spindle fibers during cell division

Answer 34

centrioles

Question 35

small cylindrical dark bodies which occurs in pairs hence sometimes called

Answer 35

diplosome

Question 36

the control center of the cell

Answer 36

nucleus

Question 37

protoplasmic content of the nucleus

Answer 37

karyoplasm or nucleoplasm

Question 38

double layer membrane that envelopes the nucleus

Answer 38

nuclear membrane

Question 39

are perforated holes in the nuclear membrane

Answer 39

nuclear pores

Question 40

synthesis of RNA and protein

Answer 40

nucleoli

Question 41

rod/thread like structure carrying genes

Answer 41

chromosomes

Question 42

basic unit of heredity

Answer 42

gene

Question 43

contains the genetic code

Answer 43

dna

Question 44

a cell found in bacteria

Answer 44

prokaryotic cell

Question 45

a cell with definite or true nucleus

Answer 45

eukaryotic cell

Question 46

finger like extension increase the surface area

Answer 46

microvilli

Question 47

tiny whip like structure that allows a cell to move

Answer 47

flagella

Question 48

tiny thread like projection

Answer 48

cillia

Question 49

slender hair like extension for attachment

Answer 49

pili

Question 50

chromoplast

Answer 50

contains yellow, red, & blue

Question 51

leucoplast

Answer 51

colorless

Question 52

loves water

Answer 52

hydrophilic head

Question 53

scared of water

Answer 53

hydrophobic tails