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Homeostasis in a cell is a way for a cell to stay _____.
Balanced
Organelle that breaks down sugar to release energy into a form a cell can use; known as the "powerhouse" of the cell.
Mitochondria
A tool for seeing very tiny things, including cells.
Microscope
Humans are examples of multicellular organisms. Is this statement true or false?
True
A phase of mitosis where the cell elongates and the chromosomes move toward the poles.
Anaphase
Which cell division gives an outcome of varied or diverse offspring
Meiosis
An organism must find a mate is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction. Is this statement true or false.
Which male organ is responsible for producing the sperm in sexual reproduction?
Testes
Which type of tissue transmits messages through the body?
Nervous tissue
Made of DNA this is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity.
Genes
The backbone is part of the central nervous system. Is this statement true or false?
False
The brain is protected by the ______.
Skull
Name the two scientists responsible for discovering that both plant and animal tissue is made of cells.
Schwann & Schleiden
The process where a pair of chromosomes pair up and exchange genetic material.
Crossing over
Germ cells are found here.
Reproductive organs -- ovaries and testes
These structures become tightly packed during cell division. They contain DNA.
Chromosomes
The somatic nervous system carries messages to and from your _______.
Senses
What do the letters on the OUTSIDE of a Punnett square represent?
The parents' genotype
The largest part of the brain is made up of how many lobes?
Name them.
Four
Frontal, occipital, parietal, and temporal
The autonomic nervous system carries messages to and from your heart. Is this statement true or false?
True
How many chromosomes are present in the human cell nucleus?
46 chromosomes, or 23 pairs
Molecule that carries the genetic instructions for all living organisms.
DNA
What two systems are included in the peripheral nervous system?
Somatic and autonomic nervous systems
The physical appearance of an organism is represented by the organisms' _______.
Phenotype
The prefix Eu and suffix Kary indicate that Eukaryotic cells have ______.
A true nucleus.