Exam 3: Cell Structure and Function

What is the term for the membranous organelle that functions in energy production?

In osmosis

Transport processes that require carrier molecules and cellular energy are called

A codon is a sequence of three

What is the term for the process of nuclear division in somatic,or body,cells?

In protein synthesis the coded instructions are copied from DNA into the

A cell that is placed in a hypotonic solution is likely to shrink or crenate.

The suffix that means "condition of" is

A phagocytic cell is likely to have increased numbers of

The semifluid substance that is within the cell but outside the nucleus is the

What is the term for the phase of nuclear division in which the spindle fibers shorten and pull the chromosomes toward the centrioles?

What is the term for the foundation or cytoskeletal components of cilia and flagella?

The outer and inner phosphate layers of the cell membrane are hydrophilic.

All of the following are functions of the protein molecules in the cell membrane EXCEPT to

What is the term for the primary nucleic acid found in the nucleolus?