Microscopic structures within a cell that carry out specific functions
What is organelles
100
The term used to describe how the internal state of the body is within a "balanced change"
What is dynamic equilibrium
100
Clear, structureless gel found in a cell
What is cytoplasm
100
A word describing how the plasma membrane lets some things through but prevent others
What is selectively permeable
100
The RNA base sequence opposite of the DNA sequence: AAGCTACCGTA
What is UUCGAUGGCAU
200
Integumentary system is an example of _____; and the skin is an example of ______.
What is an organ system; an organ
200
A self-amplifying feedback loop
What is a positive feedback loop
200
5 membrane bound organelles
What is nucleus, mitochondria, lysosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi complex
200
A structure coating the membrane that acts as an identification tag for each individual
What is glycocalyx
200
This governs the pattern of base pairing in DNA
What is the law of complementary base pairing
300
This is the ability of organisms to sense and react to stimuli
What is responsiveness
300
The mechanism vasodilation uses to reduce body temperature
What is a thermal gradient
300
An organelle involved in a process called autophagy
What is lysosome
300
A second-messenger system is an example of this type of protein
What is peripheral protein
300
Most cells, if looked at under a microscope, would be seen in this phase of the cell cycle
What is G1
400
The meaning of hypo-
What is below, under
400
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Terms coined from the name of people that do not allude to the nature of the structure
What is eponym
400
An organelle the liver can use to detoxify alcohol
What is the endoplasmic reticulum
400
The reason Na+K+ pumps cease to function after we die, but not osmosis.
What is it is active transport and requires ATP, osmosis is simple diffusion and does not require ATP
400
This is one reason some mutations are harmless
What is new base sequence may code for the same as the old one, change in structure is not always critical to function, 98% of DNA does not code for proteins
500
Dextrocardia is an example of
What is anatomical variation
500
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The organ system that controls blood volume, stimulation of red blood cell formation, control of body fluids, and acid-base balance.
What is the Urinary system
500
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3 organelles involved in protein synthesis
What is endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, golgi complex
500
If you put a saltwater fish in a freshwater aquarium, this would happen to its cells
What is they would cell because the water is hypotonic to their cells
500
The process of copying genetic instructions from DNA to RNA, carried out by this form of RNA