Exam 3: Cells

Flagella are extremely fine hairlike extensions on the exposed surface of certain cells.

Tissue typing uses information

MATCHING Match each organelle or cell structure to its corresponding function or description. -a small structure in the nucleus that programs the formation of ribosomes

Which organelle consists of tiny flattened sacs that help process and package chemicals in the cell?

The cleavage furrow begins to appear during telophase.

Atrophy can be defined as a decrease in the size of individual cells.

What is the movement of water and solutes through a membrane because of hydrostatic pressure?

MATCHING Match each organelle or cell structure to its corresponding function or description. -small rods that are important in cell division

Explain the process of filtration and give an example of a body process that depends on filtration.

Match each phase of mitosis to its corresponding description. -chromosomes are pulled to opposite sides of the cell

The fluid inside the cell is called interstitial fluid.

The nucleolus is a structure in the nucleus that programs the formation of ribosomes.

If one side of a DNA molecule is adenine - thymine - guanine,what would the messenger RNA nucleotides be if this piece of DNA were transcribed?

MATCHING Match each organelle or cell structure to its corresponding function or description. -organelle that produces new membranes for the cell

Briefly describe the process of transcription.

If one side of a DNA molecule is thymine - cytosine - guanine - adenine,what would the nucleotides on the other side be?

A codon consists of which number of nucleotides?

Explain the structure and function of the nucleus,including the function of the nucleolus.

Which of the following is not part of the plasma membrane?

Pinocytosis comes from the Greek word meaning "cell eating."