Exam 4: The Cells: the Raw Materials and Building Blocks

An organism that produces disease is called a(n) ________.

Normal ____________ are bacteria that are normal in the body.

____________ are short, hair-like projections found on the outer surface of specific cells.

All cells have cell membranes.

Because all substances cannot pass easily through it, cell membranes are known as selectively permeable or _______________________ membranes.

________ differs from osmosis in that pressure is applied to force water and dissolved materials across a membrane.

Ninety percent of the cell's life is spent in which phase during the cell cycle ________.

This general process is utilized by the cells for the intake of liquid and food when the substance is too large to diffuse across the cell membrane ________.

________ are unique because they cannot grow, "eat," or reproduce by themselves.

During this phase of mitosis, the chromosomes split and the spindles pull them apart ________.

Discuss how cancer is mitosis run amok.

The substance commonly transported during facilitated diffusion is ________.

Any time a new cell is made, it is made by a process of ________.

All of the following can reproduce asexually except ________.

____________ are whip-like tails that help cells move.

If water is transported across a cell, it is known as phagocytosis.

A spherical body made up of dense fibers called the ________ is found within the cell nucleus.

The ________ is a network of microtubules and interconnected filaments that provide shape to the cell and allow the cell and its contents to be mobile.

Telophase occurs when the chromosomes line up in the center of the cell.

____________ act as power plants in the cell.