Unit 5 Vocabulary

Meiosis, binary fission, and mitosis all end in a process called _.

• cell division

• diploid cells

• cytokinesis

• haploid cells

The cell membrane is generally made of a _ that gives cell membranes a flexible structure

• phospholipid bilayer

• cell wall

• nucleus

• strand of DNA

The cell membrane is _, meaning that some substances can pass across them and others can not. 

• an enforcer

• rigid

• filled with holes

• selectively permeable

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_ is a state of relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions.

• Homeostasis

• Laziness

• Osmosis

• Active Transport

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Active transport across the cell membrane requires _.

• a push

• no energy

• energy

• salt

Passive transport across a cell membrane requires _.

• no energy, it moves across a concentration gradient

• energy, in the form of ATP

• fighting, molecules must fight the proteins embedded in the cell membrane

• peace, harmony must exist for transport to occur

According to the diagram, when you exercise (or increase cell respiration), how does your body respond in an attempt to maintain homeostasis?

• You sweat more.

• You breathe faster.

• Your heart beat speeds up.

• All answers are correct.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

The process of copying a base sequence from DNA to mRNA is called _.

• transcription

• translation

• transference

• copying

The decoding of an mRNA message into amino acids is called _.

• transcription

• translation

• transmogination

• transpondster

The four bases of RNA (Adenine, Uracil, Guanine, & Cytosine) form a language known as _.

• binary

• python

• genetic code

• geneticese