Basic Cells
The Nucleus
Mitosis
Organelles
"H"istory
100
This polysaccharide structure supports plant cells.
What is the cell wall
100
This process of making an exact copy of DNA in the nucleus is termed____________.
What is replication
100
Most of a cell's life is spent in this part of its cell cycle.
What is interphase
100
Healthy fats in the diet are necessary for making this double layer part of the plasmamembrane.
What are lipids
100
Rosalind Franklin's x ray data suggested DNA's shape had this arrangement.
What is a helix
200
This region of the cell lies between the nucleus and the cell membrane.
What is the cytoplasm
200
DNA's "code" is carried out of the nucleus by this molecule.
What is messenger RNA
200
All mother cells beginning mitosis are diploid, having ______ chromosomes when they begin mitosis.
What is 46
200
Cellular respiration occurs in this "little powerhouse"
What is a mitochondria
200
Linus Pauling worked out the complete structure of this oxygen-carrying protein.
What is hemoglobin
300
This type of body cell is always diploid
What is somatic
300
this organelle inside the nucleus is responsible for making the ribosomes.
What is the nucleolus
300
This spindle-forming organelle is only found in animal cells.
What is a centriole
300
Plants store water in this large organelle.
What is the vacuole
300
Watson and Crick's discovery unlocked the secret of this mystery.
What is heredity
400
A _________ cell is one that contains its genetic material in a nucleus.
What is eukaryotic
400
These "heredity units" code for the making of a single protein.
What is a gene
400
This structure begins forming in plant cell telophase, and eventually divides the cytoplasm.
What is the cell plate
400
This organelle serves as the "highway system" of the cell by transporting substances to their correct destination.
What is the endoplasmic reticulum
400
James Watson discovered these linkages between nitrogen bases in the original model of DNA.
What is a hydrogen bond
500
When a cell is floating in pure water, it is in a ________ environment.
What is hypotonic
500
Histone proteins and DNA combine to make this genetic material of which chromosomes are made.
What is chrmoatin
500
Cytokinesis occurs during this stage of mitosis.
anaphase
500
This "packaging center" of the cell wraps proteins in their correct coating and ensures they make it to their proper destination.
What is the golgi body
500
"Sir Erwin's" discovery helped Watson and Crick figure out the base pairing in their DNA molecule.
Who is Chargaff?