Deck 3: Cells

Question 1

In mitosis, which of the following phases is known as the resting stage?

A)interphase
B)prophase
C)metaphase
D)anaphase
E)telophase

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Some of the phospholipids of the cell membrane are hydrophilic. What does that mean?

A)They attract water.
B)They repel water.
C)They alternate between attracting and repelling water.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cells, which can be used to treat disease.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The process whereby molecules spread themselves through a medium is called _____.

A)osmosis
B)filtration
C)diffusion
D)synthesis

Question 5

Every cell is surrounded by cytoplasm.

Question 6

Stem cells are primal cells common to all multicellular organisms.

Question 7

Which type of stem cell can give rise to any type of cell in the body, except those needed to develop a fetus?

A)multipotent
B)pluripotent
C)totipotent

Question 8

All cells reproduce at the same rate.

Question 9

An orderly series of steps in which the DNA in the nucleus of the cell is equally distributed to two daughter nuclei is called _____.

A)meiosis
B)osmosis
C)mitosis
D)scoliosis

Question 10

An older person possesses 10 percent fewer cells than a younger adult.

Question 11

Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells found throughout the body that divide to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissue.

Question 12

Cancer is the most common cause of death in the United States.

Question 13

Osmosis is the movement of solutes across a semipermeable membrane.

Question 14

A solution that has a high solute concentration would be called _____.

A)isotonic
B)hypotonic
C)hypertonic

Question 15

A neoplasm _____.

A)is always malignant
B)is also known as a tumor
C)may be benign
D)b or c

Question 16

Most of the cell's energy comes from spherical, or rod-shaped, organelles called mitochondria.

Question 17

Necrosis is an orderly process by which cells intentionally die.

Question 18

The nucleus of a cell is contained with a nuclear membrane, which is impermeable.

Question 19

The most important organelle within the cell is the _____.

A)cytoplasm
B)nucleus
C)golgi apparatus
D)mitochondrion

Question 20

A structure that digests worn-out cells and bacteria is called a(n) _____.

A)ribosome
B)lysosome
C)peroxisome
D)mitochondrion

Question 21

____________________ and _____________________ are specialized cells.

Question 22

The process of cell division of the gamete is called ____________________.

Question 23

The recommended classification system for cancer is the ________________________________.

Question 24

Match the term with the best descriptor.
a.chromatin
f.nucleoplasm
b.chromosomes
g.cell membrane
c.phospholipids
h.organelles
d.cells
i.endoplasmic reticulum
e.nuclear membrane
j.cilia
body is made up of trillions of them that live for a few weeks or months, die, and are replaced

Question 25

Match the term with the best descriptor.
a.chromatin
f.nucleoplasm
b.chromosomes
g.cell membrane
c.phospholipids
h.organelles
d.cells
i.endoplasmic reticulum
e.nuclear membrane
j.cilia
chromatin condenses to form theses short, rodlike structures

Question 26

The three common states of matter are ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

Question 27

____________________ is a sticky semifluid material found between the nucleus and the cell membrane.

Question 28

Match the term with the best descriptor.
a.chromatin
f.nucleoplasm
b.chromosomes
g.cell membrane
c.phospholipids
h.organelles
d.cells
i.endoplasmic reticulum
e.nuclear membrane
j.cilia
clear, semifluid medium that fills the spaces around the chromatin and the nucleoli within the nucleus

Question 29

When cell division does not occur in the usual pattern, a(n) ______________________ results.

Question 30

The number of chromosomes for the human being is _____________________.

Question 31

The process by which malignant tumors spread to other parts of the body is called ____________________.

Question 32

A(n) ____________________ is the basic structural unit of the body.

Question 33

Chromosomes store the hereditary material called __________________________.

Question 34

Match the term with the best descriptor.
a.chromatin
f.nucleoplasm
b.chromosomes
g.cell membrane
c.phospholipids
h.organelles
d.cells
i.endoplasmic reticulum
e.nuclear membrane
j.cilia
another name for nuclear envelope

Question 35

When a cell increases in size, it is called _____________________.

Question 36

Match the term with the best descriptor.
a.chromatin
f.nucleoplasm
b.chromosomes
g.cell membrane
c.phospholipids
h.organelles
d.cells
i.endoplasmic reticulum
e.nuclear membrane
j.cilia
DNA and protein arranged in a loose and diffuse state

Question 37

_____________________ is the diffusion of water or any other solvent molecule through a selective permeable membrane.

Question 38

Filtration is an example of _____.

A)active transport
B)passive transport
C)phagocytosis
D)pinocytosis

Question 39

Match the term with the best descriptor.
a.chromatin
f.nucleoplasm
b.chromosomes
g.cell membrane
c.phospholipids
h.organelles
d.cells
i.endoplasmic reticulum
e.nuclear membrane
j.cilia
look like a balloon with tails

Question 40

What is it called when a cell has the ability to change into another type of cell?

A)metaplasia
B)hyperplasia
C)neoplasia
D)atrophy

Question 41

Match the term with the best descriptor.
a.chromatin
f.nucleoplasm
b.chromosomes
g.cell membrane
c.phospholipids
h.organelles
d.cells
i.endoplasmic reticulum
e.nuclear membrane
j.cilia
criss-crosses the cellular cytoplasm in a fine network of tubular structures

Question 42

Match the term with the best descriptor.
a.chromatin
f.nucleoplasm
b.chromosomes
g.cell membrane
c.phospholipids
h.organelles
d.cells
i.endoplasmic reticulum
e.nuclear membrane
j.cilia
hairlike protrusions that beat and vibrate

Question 43

Match the term with the best descriptor.
a.chromatin
f.nucleoplasm
b.chromosomes
g.cell membrane
c.phospholipids
h.organelles
d.cells
i.endoplasmic reticulum
e.nuclear membrane
j.cilia
embedded in the cytoplasm

Question 44

Match the term with the best descriptor.
a.chromatin
f.nucleoplasm
b.chromosomes
g.cell membrane
c.phospholipids
h.organelles
d.cells
i.endoplasmic reticulum
e.nuclear membrane
j.cilia
also called a plasma membrane