Show:
Cell Structure and Function
Cell Cycle and Mitosis
Cancer and Asexual Reproduction
Cell Transport
General-ish Trivia
100

What structure is considered "the powerhouse of the cell" because of its function to convert sugar into energy for the cell.

the mitochondria

100

In what phase of mitosis do the chromosomes align along the center (equator) of the cell?

Metaphase

100

What type of asexual reproduction occurs when an organism is broken into pieces, and each piece becomes an individual organsim?

Fragmentation

100

Is osmosis an example of active or passive transport?

passive transport

100

What is the school’s mascot in the movie “High School Musical”?

Wild Cats

200

The term "Phospholipid Bilayer" is used to describe what cell structure?

Cell membrane

200

During what stage of interphase does the DNA replicate?

S (Synthesis)

200

This is the word for when a cancer cell breaks off of a tumor and travels through the blood stream?

Metastasis

200

During active transport, do materials flow along the concentration gradient or against the concentration gradient?

Against the concentration gradient 

200

What was the first animal to ever be cloned?

A sheep
300

This structure functions to produce lipids and break down toxins in the cell

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (Smooth ER)

300

List the 4 phases of mitosis in order 

prophase metaphase anaphase telophase 

300

Describe Parthenogenesis 

Baby comes only from mom. No dad.

300

If a cell in solution swells, is it hypertonic, hypotonic, or isotonic compared to the environment?

hypertonic

300

In the movie twilight, what characters look at onion root tip cells under a microscope and identify the phases of mitosis each of the cells are in?

Edward and Bella
400

What cell structure reads messenger RNA and uses the instructions from that mRNA to build a protein?

Ribosome

400

During what phase of the cell cycle does the cytoplasm divide?

cytokinesis

400

What type of tumor stays in one place (i.e. the cancer cells remain clustered?)

benign 

400

In general, as the size of an object increases, the surface area to volume ratio ......

decreases

400

What name is singer-actor Stefani Germanotta better known by?

Lady Gaga

500
This organelle contains enzymes capable of breaking down biomolecules. They are often referred to as "the recyclers" because they break down larger molecules into small pieces that can be reassembled into new things.

Lysosome

500

What structures move chromosomes around during mitosis?

Spindle Microtubules (Spindle fibers)

500

What happens during the M Checkpoint?

The cell checks that all of the sister chromatids are correctly attached to spindle microtubules during metaphase.

500

The sodium potassium pump pumps ____ K+ into the cell and ______ Na+ out of the cell?

2 K+

3 Na+

500

What did talk show host Wendy Williams famously call singer Dua Lipa in 2018?

Dula Peep