This word is the body’s ability to maintain a stable internal environment
What is homeostasis
100
We eat food in order to obtain this
What is energy
100
This is the stage of the cell cycle in which the DNA inside the cell is duplicated
What is S phase
100
The result of this process is two identical cells
What is mitosis
100
This is an unfortunate result of uncontrolled cell cycle
What is a tumor/cancer
200
During our Homeostasis in class lab, what did “BPM” signify?
What is Beats Per Minute
200
This is the name of the process that means “breaking glucose”
What is glycolysis
200
This is the name of the process by which the cytoplasm is divided evenly between two new daughter cells
What is cytokinesis
200
The DNA inside the cell starts to do this during prophase
What is coil
200
This word means “to control”
What is regulate
300
This is the name of the part of the brain that maintains a stable internal environment
What is the hypothalamus
300
This is where the energy is stored in a glucose molecule
What are chemical bonds
300
This is the name of the shortest phase in the life of a cell
What is M phase
300
The phase in which all the coiled DNA lines up in the center of the cell is called what?
What is metaphase
300
This word means an orderly process of cell death
What is apoptosis
400
If the body is producing too much of a certain protein, it needs to decrease its production. This is an example of what?
What is negative feedback
400
The cell can only use the energy from food if it is in this specific form of “currency”
What is ATP
400
One of the reasons a cell needs to divide is that it needs to maintain a high ratio of what?
What is Surface Area to Volume
400
What are the twp steps of mitosis that are opposites of each other?
What are prophase and telophase
400
This is a type of tumor that is able to metastasize, or spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream
What is a malignant tumor
500
When a woman is giving birth, this is an example of what kind of feedback?
What is positive feedback
500
If there is little or no oxygen in the cell, it will continue to obtain a small amount of energy using this process, in which alcohol or acid is a byproduct
What is fermentation
500
The lifespan of this type of cell is about 4 months
What is a red blood cell
500
What are the 2 steps of mitosis when the nucleus does not exist because it has been broken down?
What are metaphase and anaphase
500
This is the process by which cells that are not specialized develop into their specialized forms