Show:
Organelles
Cell Division and Death and stem cells
C
General Cell Info
MISC.
100
This semipermeable structure surrounds every cell
What is plasma membrane or cell membrane
100
An orderly series of steps in which the DNA in the nucleus of the cell is equally distributed to two daughter nuclei is called ___________
What is mitosis
100
Filtration is which type of transport of materials
What is passive transport
100
Chromosomes store the hereditary material known as ______
What is DNA
100
If something is called a neoplasm it is also known as a tumor but may be either __________ or __________
What is malignant or benign
200
Most of the cell's energy comes from these spherical, or rod-shaped, organelles. They are known as the "powerhouse" of the cell
What is mitochondria
200
In mitosis this is known as the "resting" phase
What is interphase
200

A solution with a low concentration of solutes is called __________________.

Hypotonic

200
When a cell increases in size it is called _____________
What is hypertrophy
200
True or false: all cells reproduce at the same rate
What is false
300
True or false: The nuclear membrane has openings or pores for material to pass through the membrane.
What is true
300
The number of chromosomes in the human being is _____
What is 46
300

A solution that has a high concentration of solutes is called __________________.

Hypertonic

300
___________ is the sticky semi-fluid material found between the nucleus and the cell membrane
What is cytoplasm
300
Some of the phospholipids that make up the cell membrane attract water. The technical term for that is ___________
What is hydrophillic
400
This kind of organelle is responsible for digesting worn-out cells and bacteria
What is lysosome
400
Cellular division for the purpose of reproduction is ___________
What is meiosis
400

______________ is the diffusion of water or any other solvent molecule through a selective permeable membrane

Osmosis

400
Two types of specialized cells we learned about were _______ and ______ cells
What is nerve and blood
400

The most important organelle within the cell is the __________.

Nucleus

500

It houses the ____________ which is where ____________ is stored.

nucleolus, RNA

500

 ___________ is the disorderly process by which cells sometimes die in an unplanned event.

necrosis

500

A solution with equal concentrations of solutes on either side of a membrane is called ______________.

Isotonic

500
When a cell has the ability to change into another type of cell it is called _____________
What is metaplasia
500

___________ is the orderly process by which cells intentionally die.

apoptosis