mitochondria
What organelle is the power plant of the cell?
nucleus
What organelle stores the DNA in eukaryotic cells?
ribosomes
What organelle produces proteins?
golgi apparatus
What organelle handles protein modification?
lysosome
What organelle handles cleanup and recycling?
endoplasmic reticulum
Ribosomes embed themselves into what organelle?
cell membrane
What organelle controls what comes in and out of the cell?
cytoskeleton
Microtubules that help give a shell its shape are part of which organelle?
cytoplasm
what is the semifluid substance in the cell that contains the organelles?
vacuole
What organelle stores water?
eukaryotic cells
Human beings have...
A small organ
What does organelle mean?
It controls what goes in and out of the cell.
Why is a cell membrane important to a cell?
They both have cell walls.
What is NOT one of the similarities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Prokaryotic cells do not have any DNA.
Which statement is NOT true?
Prokaryotic
_____ cells have no nucleus
False
Cells with no nucleus have no DNA. (true or false;)
False
All cells have cell walls. (true or false)
False
Cell theory states that only some of all living things are made up of cells. (true or false)
True
Cell theory states that all new cells are produced from existing cells (True or False)
Allows you to distinguish between two objects
What is the signification of resolution?
light
What does a light microscope use to see and object?
Light source
In a light microscope, where does the light come from?
stage
What is the specimen placed on?
Condenser lens
What does the light pass through to focus light on the specimen?
Diaphragm
What controls the amount of light that passes through the condenser lens?
It has two lenses to magnify an image
Why is it called a compound light microscope?
False
You should carry the microscope by the arm only. (True or False::)
Stage clips
What secures the slide on the stage?
Multiply
How do you get total magnification? _____ the power of the objective lens & the eyepiece lens.
ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
What is the primary source of energy for our bodies?
Higher, lower
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from a region of _____ concentration to a region of _____ lower concentration down the concentration gradient.
water to leave the cell
Placing a human cell in a hypertonic solution will cause:
water to enter the cell
Placing a human cell in a hypotonic solution will cause:
hypertonic
If a cell is placed in a solution having a higher concentration of solutes than the cell, the solution is:
hypotonic
If a cell is placed in a solution having a lower concentration of solutes than the cell, the solution is:
isotonic
If a cell is placed in a solution having the same concentration of solutes as the cell the solution is:
passive
Diffusion is a form of ____ transport
Active
____ transport requires additional energy to be used
True
Placing a cell in a hypotonic or hypertonic solution could kill the cell. (True; or False)
relatively constant internal physical & chemical conditions
Homeostasis can be understood as:
combining to form organs and organ systems
Unicellular organisms maintain homeostasis by all of the following EXCEPT:
ignoring levels that could be dangerous
Multicellular organisms maintain homeostasis by all of the following EXCEPT:
Groups of cells doing a similar function
Tissues are:
Groups of tissues working together
Organs are:
sweating to lower your temperature
An example of negative feedback is:
increasing contractions during childbirth
An example of positive feedback is:
negative
When your body notices that a level is too high or too low and tries to restore the original level, this is:
positive
When your body acts to accelerate or increase the level of an event that has already been started, this is:
negative
Diabetes is related to the body being unstable to regulate blood glucose levels