Exam 3: Cell Structure and Function

What is the term for the filaments in the nucleus that are composed of DNA?

Most of a cell's life cycle is spent in a nondividing phase called

What is the term for the granular organelle that functions in protein synthesis?

Exact DNA replication is possible because of the

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

What is the term for the longest phase of a cell cycle?

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

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

Nuclear division that occurs in the production of eggs and sperm is called

Cell division that results in cells with one-half the number of chromosomes found in other cells is called

The suffix that means "condition of" is

The portion of a DNA molecule that contains the genetic information for making one particular protein molecule is called a(n)

The cell membrane is a double layer of

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

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

If a cell containing 5% glucose (solution A)in the cytoplasm is placed in a 2% glucose solution (solution B)

What is the term for the process by which cells engulf solid particles?

What is the term for the transport process by which a cell loses water to a hypertonic solution?

Long,whiplike projections,composed of microtubules,that project from the cell and function in cell locomotion are

A codon is a sequence of three