Cell Basics
This structure is made mostly of phospholipids arranged in two layers and controls what enters and leaves the cell, helping the cell maintain homeostasis.
The plasma membrane
Humans are made up of what type of cell.
Eukaryotic cells
What type of transport moves substances from high to low concentrations?
Diffusion
In our own lab, which animals brain did we dissect?
A sheep
Which is the closest star to the Earth?
The Sun
Cells come from ____.
Pre-existing cells
Which organelle packages and ships proteins?
The Golgi apparatus
What type of transport requires energy?
Active transport
Which part of the brain controls thinking and voluntary movement?
Cerebrum
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
What is the name of the jelly like substance that suspends are organelles?
Cytoplasm
Which organelle contains DNA and controls the cell?
The Nucleus
Diffusion of water across a permeable membrane is called _____
Osmosis
Which part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?
The central nervous system
What causes day and night on Earth?
Earths rotation on its axis
What structure is found in both plant and animal cells and helps maintain cell shape?
Cytoskeleton
Which organelle is covered in ribosomes and helps make proteins?
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Why is the cell membrane called selectively permeable?
It allows some substances to pass while blocking others (ex. the potato)
Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
Cerebellum
Which is considered the furthest planet from the Sun?
Neptune
Which statement is NOT part of cell theory?
A) All living things are made of cells
B) Cells are the basic unit of life
C) Cells contain mitochondria
Cells contain mitochondria
Where in the cell are ribosomes created?
The nucleolus
What happens to an animal cell placed in a hypotonic solution? (more solute inside the cell)
It swells and may burst (lyse)
Damage to which part of the brain would most directly affect breathing and heart rate?
Brainstem
Which planet was named after the "king of gods" in Roman mythology?
Jupiter