The Cell

Question 0

_______: which contains cytosol and organelles.
_______: which contains most of the cells genes, located on chromosomes.
______: which is composed of lipid bilayer and membrane proteins.

Answer 0

1) cytoplasm
2) Nucleus
3) plasma membrane

Question 1

Define what a cell is:

Answer 1

Living structural and functional units enclosed by a membrane.

Question 2

What process moves a substance down the concentration gradient using its own kinetic energy?

Answer 2

Passive transport

Question 3

Goes against concentration gradient and uses ATP and the energy stored is NA and H.

Answer 3

Active transport.

Question 4

What is diffusion?

Answer 4

A passive process when the molecules move from high to low concentration until equilibrium is reached.

Question 5

What is osmosis?

Answer 5

Movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane from a high to low concentration.

Question 6

Tonicity is what?

Answer 6

A cell changing shape because of water.

Question 7

In a hypotonic solution the cell ruptures and is called ?

Answer 7

Lysis

Question 8

Hypertonic solutions cause cells to shrink and that is called?

Answer 8

Crenation