Exam 3: Cell Structure and Function

Only glucose can be used as an energy source in the human body.

Centrosomes are associated with

Explain the functions of adhesion junctions, gap junctions, and tight junctions in human cells.

The cytoplasm is not considered a cellular organelle.

What is the name of a photograph of a specimen obtained with a microscope?

What cellular organelle is especially abundant in phagocytic white blood cells?

When ATP is broken down, heat is released.

The light microscope has a resolving power of

Which of the following is not associated with the cytoskeleton?

What type of microscopy provides a three-dimensional view of the surface of an object?

List, in order, the stages of aerobic cellular respiration.

Sheree observed an amoeba feeding by engulfing the prey with its false feet or pseudopods. This process is known as

________ are the fundamental units that make up all living things.

Which of the following processes moves large molecules across a membrane in the opposite direction of the others?

Explain what occurs during endocytosis.

The first day of football practice was rough on the squad. During practice, the players complained of cramps and sore muscles. Although there is evidence to suggest that many different factors may contribute to this, which of the following is most likely to play a role in the soreness?

A malfunction with the microtubules would interfere with mitosis and meiosis.

Often when a person is admitted to the hospital, an intravenous solution of normal saline is begun. Since this does not harm the patient, what is the tonicity of normal saline compared to your blood?

What is the obvious dark-stained structure within the nucleus that contains ribosomal RNA called?

Which protein filaments are bundled together to form cilia?