module 4

Question 1

cytology

Answer 1

the study of cells

Question 2

ingestion

Answer 2

the ability to take in nutrients, this includes absorption, which is the ability to bring dissolved materials into the cells

Question 3

digestion

Answer 3

the ability to break food or nutrients down into simpler forms (by hydrolysis or with the help of enzymes) so it can be utilized

Question 4

respiration

Answer 4

the ability to release energy from the breakdown of food molecules

Question 5

transport

Answer 5

the ability to distribute or or circulate molecules from one part of the cell to another

Question 6

homeostasis

Answer 6

the ability to maintain internal stability also known as regulation

Question 7

synthesis

Answer 7

the ability to combine simple compounds into complex molecules same as biosynthesis

Question 8

secretion

Answer 8

the ability to release biosynthesized substances

Question 9

excretion

Answer 9

the ability to remove soluble metabolic wast from the cell