Quiz about miller and levine chapter 8 vocab

Question 1

basic unit of all forms of life

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cell

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cell theory

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cell membrane

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nucleus

Question 2

concept of biology that states that:

1) all living things are composed of cells

2) cells are basic units of structure/function in living things

3) new cells are produced from existing cells

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cell theory

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cell

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cell membrane

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nucleus

Question 3

structure that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA

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nucleus

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ribosome

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mitochondria

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cell membrane

Question 4

thin flexible barrier that surrounds all cells;

regulates what enters and leaves the cell

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cell membrane

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nucleus

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ribosome

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mitochondria

Question 5

organism whose cells have a nucleus

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eukaryote

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prokaryote

Question 6

single-celled organism (unicellular) that does not have a nucleus

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prokaryote

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eukaryote

Question 7

jelly-like, fluid portion of the cell outside of the nucleus

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cytoplasm

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organelle

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ribosome

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cytoskeleton

Question 8

specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a eukaryotic cell

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organelle

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cytoplasm

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nucleus

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cytoskeleton

Question 9

cell organelle consisting of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in a cell;

site of protein synthesis

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ribosome

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nucleus

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mitochondria

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cell membrane

Question 10

internal membrane system where the lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled

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endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

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ribosome

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golgi apparatus

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mitochondria

Question 11

organelle in cells that modifies, sorts and packages proteins and other materials for storage inside the cell or release outside of the cell

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golgi apparatus

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endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

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mitochondria

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vacuole

Question 12

cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins and carbohydrates

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vacuole

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lysosome

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golgi apparatus

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mitochondria

Question 13

cell organelle that breaks down lipids (fats), carbohydrates, and proteins into small molecules

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lysosome

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vacuole

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cell membrane

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golgi apparatus

Question 14

network of protein filaments that gives the cell its shape and internal organization and is involved in movement

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cytoskeleton

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mitochondria

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cell wall

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cell membrane

Question 15

cell organelle that converts energy from sunlight into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis

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chloroplast

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mitochondria

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cell wall

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cytoplasm

Question 16

cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use

glucose-->ATP

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mitochondria

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chloroplast

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cell wall

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cytoplasm

Question 17

strong, supporting layer around the cell membrane in most prokaryotes and some eukaryotes

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cell wall

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cytoplasm

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cytoskeleton

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cell membrane

Question 18

flexible double-layered sheet that makes up the cell membrane and forms a barrier between the cell and its surroundings

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lipid bilayer

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cell membrane

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cell wall

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cytoskeleton

Question 19

property of biological membranes that allows some substances to pass across it while others cannot;

AKA semipermeable membrane

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selectively permeable

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plasma membrane

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permeable

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solid

Question 20

relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain

ie. internal balance

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homeostasis

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cell membrane

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organelle

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heterogeneous

Question 21

process by which particles tend to move from an area where they are more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated

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diffusion

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osmosis

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facilitated diffision

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active transport

Question 22

process of diffusion in which molecules pass across the membrane though protein channels in the cell membrane

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facilitated diffusion

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diffusion

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osmosis

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active transport

Question 23

water channel protein in a cell membrane

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aquaporin

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pore

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cell membrane

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phospholipid

Question 24

diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

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osmosis

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diffusion

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facilitated diffusion

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active transport

Question 25

when the concentration of two solutions is the same

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isotonic

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hypertonic

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hypotonic

Question 26

when comparing two solutions, the solution with the greater concentration of solutes

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hypertonic

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isotonic

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hypotonic

Question 27

when comparing two solutions, the solution with the lesser concentration of solutes

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hypotonic

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isotonic

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hypertonic

Question 28

group of similar cells that perform a particular function

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tissue

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organ

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organelle

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organ system

Question 29

group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions

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organ

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cell

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organelle

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organ system

Question 30

group of organs that work together to perform a specific function

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organ system

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tissue

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organ

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organism

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