The study of cells is called...
What is cytology?
Cystic fibrosis is caused by defective proteins in the...
What is the cell membrane?
The division of cytoplasm is called...
What is cytokinesis?
What is the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane called?
What is osmosis?
Mutated proto-oncogenes that cause uncontrolled cell division are known as...
What are oncogenes
Name two structures that are involved with cell locomotion
What are cilia and flagella?
These diseases are caused by defects in the mitochondria, leading to problems with ATP production
What is mitochondrial disease?
The phase of the cell cycle where DNA is replicated
What is S phase?
Active transport requires...
What is energy?
Self-inflicted cell death originates from a lysosome and is known as...
What is apoptosis?
What organelle is primarily responsible for modifying and packaging proteins?
What is the Golgi body/apparatus?
This disease is always terminal. It is caused by a buildup of toxic materials in the brain due to a defective...
What is the lysosome?
Correctly draw a cell in prophase of mitosis
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What happens to blood cells if a person is given pure water through an IV?
What is burst?
When a cancer has spread to other tissues in the body it is called...
What is metastasis
Name the type of organelle that would be numerous in cells that require high amounts of energy (like muscle cells)
What is mitochondria?
A young patient presents with frequent respiratory illnesses and is diagnosed with Situs Inversus. What is the name of the disease that can lead to this presentation?
What is primary ciliary dyskinesia?
Name the correct two phases of mitosis that are described below:
- Chromosomes line up in the center
- Sister chromatids are pulled apart
What is metaphase and anaphase?
A type of passive transport that requires a protein embedded in the cell membrane is called...
Facilitated diffusion
Something in the environment that causes genetic mutations is called a....
What is a carcinogen?
This process allows genetically identical cells to develop into specialized types, such as neurons or muscle cells, enabling the formation of tissues, organs, and complex multicellular organisms.
What is cell differentiation?
Name two organelles that are responsible for synthesizing mutated membrane proteins that lead to cystic fibrosis
What is the rough endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes?
Starting with 2 new daughter cells after mitosis, correctly order the sequence of phases in interphase and describe what happens in each phase
G0- resting phase
G1- organelles are duplicated
S- DNA is replicated
G2- cell growth
mitosis- cell division begins
Passive movement occurs from ________ concentrations to _______ concentrations
What is high to low?
Name three examples of genetic mutations
What are point, silent, duplication, deletion, missense, nonsense, insertion, frameshift