Cell Anatomy
The intracellular fluid packed with the organelles of a cell is called _______.
Cytoplasm
Which of the following is NOT an example of passive transport? diffusion, facilitated diffusion, pinocytosis, or osmosis
Pinocytosis
Give an example of vesicular transport.
Endocytosis (phagocytosis or pinocytosis) and Exocytosis
In a cell, proteins are synthesized (made) at the _____.
Ribosome
The cell membrane is composed mostly of ________.
Phospholipids and proteins
If you walk into your house and smell dinner, you are experiencing ________.
Diffusion
A cell will “drink” small amounts of fluid and solutes using _______.
Pinocytosis
In a cell, ATP is produced by the _________.
Mitochondria
The smallest unit of life is the ________.
Cell
Diffusion moves molecules from ____ to _____
High to low concentrations
What is the movement in a sodium potassium pump? (how many in and out)
3 Na+ out of the cell and 2 K+ into the cell
Which organelle detoxifies a number of toxic substances in the liver by converting it to hydrogen peroxide and water?
Peroxisome
The interior of the plasma membrane (tail portion) can best be described as ________.
Hydrophobic
A cell that is placed in a hypertonic solution will ______.
Shrink
State two examples of active transport.
Pumps: Sodium Potassium pump
Endocytosis and exocytosis
Which organelle propels the cell with a long projection?
Flagella
Cell junctions that are important in cell anchoring or binding are _______.
Desmosomes
_________ solutions contain a lower concentration of solute than what the cells contain.
Hypotonic
What is needed for active transport?
ATP or energy
Which organelle contains genes and is the control center of the cell?
Nucleus