Cell Structure
This organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell
What is the mitochondria?
The process by which cells break down glucose for energy.
What is cellular respiration?
The movement of molecules from high to low concentration.
What is diffusion?
This is the type of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells.
What is mitosis?
The process of making a copy of DNA before cell division.
What is DNA replication?
The semi-permeable layer that surrounds all cells.
What is the cell membrane?
The organelle responsible for packaging and transporting proteins.
What is the Golgi apparatus (or Golgi body)?
The movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane.
What is osmosis?
Phase of mitosis where chromosomes line up in the center.
What is metaphase?
The stage of the cell cycle where the cell grows and performs normal functions.
What is interphase (G1 and G2 stages)?
Organelles found in plant cells but not animal cells that carry out photosynthesis.
What are chloroplasts?
The primary function of the cell membrane.
What is to control what enters and leaves the cell?
This type of transport requires energy to move molecules against the concentration gradient.
What is active transport?
Process that reduces the chromosome number by half to produce gametes.
What is meiosis?
The process by which cells release energy from food in the presence of oxygen.
What is aerobic respiration?
The dense region in the nucleus where ribosomes are made.
What is the nucleolus?
The organelle that digests waste and worn-out cell parts.
What is the lysosome?
Small molecules moving through protein channels in the membrane is called this.
What is facilitated diffusion?
Stage of mitosis when sister chromatids separate.
What is anaphase?
The type of cell division used for growth and repair.
What is mitosis?
The network of proteins that gives a cell its shape and helps with movement.
What is the cytoskeleton?
The process by which cells maintain a stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
The process where large particles are engulfed by the cell membrane.
What is endocytosis?
The process of crossing-over occurs during this phase of meiosis.
What is prophase I of meiosis?
The cell cycle checkpoint that ensures DNA is correctly replicated before division.
What is the G2/M checkpoint?